| 5,659,426 |
16.7667 |
-3.0167 |
Mali |
|
AQIM leaders enter Timbuktu behind the takeover by the MNLA. |
| 5,659,430 |
16.27167 |
-0.04472 |
Mali |
|
MNLA rebels looted International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouses & shot dead a 70-year-old man and a 15-year-old child. |
| 5,659,434 |
14.9951 |
-2.9517 |
Mali |
|
Rebel fighters gain control of another northern town, then declare an end to military operations. There was no report of government resistance. |
| 5,659,438 |
14.49302 |
-4.1942 |
Mali |
|
Tuareg overrun another town in the north, capitalizing on political turmoil. No report of fighting. |
| 5,659,442 |
16.27167 |
-0.04472 |
Mali |
|
MNLA rebels looted International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouses & shot dead a young Tamashek woman, who had resisted a rape attempt by armed men. |
| 5,659,446 |
16.7667 |
-3.0167 |
Mali |
|
Reports of rape and property damage at the hands of the conquering MNLA. |
| 5,659,449 |
16.27167 |
-0.04472 |
Mali |
|
Following recent gains in the north MNLA Tuareg rebels have proclaimed the "independence of Azawad", and declared Gao the capital. This declaration was immediately denounced by Ansar Dine, a rebel group that does not favor independence, but a united Mali that functions under Islamic law. The AU also rejects independence. This area encompasses the northern desert region of Mali. |
| 5,659,453 |
16.27167 |
-0.04472 |
Mali |
|
In the city of Gao, gunmen kidnapped seven Algerian diplomats, and gained control of the consulate building, according to witnesses and the Algerian foreign ministry. MUJAO claimed responsibility. |
| 5,659,456 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
A group of young people stage a protest in Bamako against the occupation of the north. |
| 5,659,460 |
16.27167 |
-0.04472 |
Mali |
|
Reports that in early April, an unidentified armed group ambushed a bus travelling on the outskirts of Gao and engaged in a battle with Ansar Dine members who arrived on scene to respond to the event. Ansar Dine members reportedly executed two of the armed bandits. |
