Tuareg rebels free more Malian soldiers in prisoner swap, sources say
Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Mali says 82 soldiers captured by armed groups have been freedlist 2 of 3How armed group alliances are reshaping Mali’s conflict and the wider Sahellist 3 of 3Why Mali’s northern conflict has entered a dangerous new phaseend of list“Around 60 soldiers were transported yesterday [Thursday] to Niger to be exchanged for Inkinane Ag Attaher and individuals allegedly linked to JNIM [Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin],” a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, a Malian security source told AFP news agency.
Soldiers of the Malian army are seen during a patrol on the road between Mopti and Djenne, in central Mali [File: Michele Cattani/AFP]Mali has been fighting a civil war since 2012, when a Tuareg separatist rebellion in the north gave way to armed campaigns by groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS).
General Abdoulaye Maiga, Mali’s prime minister, ed Algiers on Monday in a bid to re-establish high-level talks between the sides after tensions caused by disagreements over regional security [File: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]Sources in Mali have told Al Jazeera that Algeria has been helping to mediate over the release of its soldiers.
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