Movement for the Salvation of Azawad
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Mouvement pour le salut de l'Azawad | |
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Leaders | Moussa Ag Acharatoumane (founder) Assalat Ag Habi (military commander) |
Dates of operation | 2 September 2016 (2016-09-02) – present |
Split from | National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) |
Active regions | Gao Region, Kidal Region |
Ideology | Tuareg nationalism Secularism |
Political position | Azawad self-determination |
Size | 3,000[1] |
Allies | State allies
Non-state allies
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Opponents | ![]()
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Battles and wars | Northern Mali conflict
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The Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (French: Mouvement pour le salut de l'Azawad; abbreviated MSA) is a Tuareg political movement and armed group in Azawad, Mali. It was founded on 2 September 2016 by Moussa Ag Acharatoumane.[2]
History
The MSA was founded on 2 September 2016[2] in Tin-Fadimata, north of Ménaka, by former members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA).[3]
With French support, a joint-operation was conducted by the MSA and the Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (or GATIA) on 23 February 2018 to capture or kill Malian ISIL commander Abu Walid al-Sahrawi. Six ISIL militants were killed in the ensuing clashes, but Al-Sahrawi survived and evaded capture.[4]
MSA and GATIA troops battled ISIL militants from 2 to 5 June 2018. ISIL commander Almahmoud Ag Akawkaw was captured, while Amat Ag Assalate was killed during the battle.[5]
In July 2019 MSA joined Platform[6][7] and as that also later the CSP-DPA on 6 May 2021[8], though it later withdrew from it on the 24 September 2023 over its conflict with the Malian Government.[9]
References
- ^ "Mali: le Mouvement pour le salut de l'Azawad, nouveau groupe politico-militaire - RFI". RFI Afrique (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ a b Carayol, Rémi (8 September 2016). "Mali – Moussa Ag Acharatoumane : « Nous avons créé le MSA pour représenter tous les Azawadiens »". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Carayol, Rémi (2 September 2016). "Mali : le MNLA une nouvelle fois amputé". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Tuareg militias battle Islamic State-loyal militants in northern Mali - FDD's Long War Journal". 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Une alliance Touareg revendique plus d'opérations contre l'EI dans le Grand Sahara dans le nord du Mali". Intellivoire (in French). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Shifting Militia Allegiances and the Prospects for Ending the Small War in Northern Mali". Small Wars Journal. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Mali: le MSA intègre la plateforme des mouvements armés du Nord". RFI (in French). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Mali : Les mouvements armés du nord créent le "Cadre stratégique permanent"". www.aa.com.tr (in French). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Mali: Azawad Salvation Movement exits CSP-PSD, backs Transitional Government". Ecofin Agency. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.