Tuareg rebels and jihadists in control of key Mali town after offensive

Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies in Mali have seized control of the key northern town of Kidal after coordinated attacks on strategic junta positions, an ally of the local governor and local sources said Monday. Two days of fierce fighting between the army and jihadists allied with the T
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