2006 Kidal and Ménaka mutinies

Officer mutiny against Malian Armed forces 2006 Kidal and Menaka mutinies Kidal, Ménaka, and Tessalit, Mali 2006 Tuareg rebellion May 23, 2006 ADC victory Mali Mali ADC Unknown Hassan Ag FagagaIbrahim Ag BahangaIyad Ag GhalyBa Ag Moussa Unknown 150 75 in Kidal 2 killed 2 killed On May 23, 2006, the May 23, 2006 Democratic Alliance for Change (ADC) simultaneously mutinied in the cities of Kidal and Ménaka, sparking the 2006 Tuareg rebellion. The mutinies were the first and only major action of the rebellion, which came to an end in the July 2006 Algiers Accords. Background In the 1990's, Tuareg rebels fought the Malian government over alleged discrimination by southern Malians against Tuaregs from the north in a six-year long rebellion that ended in 1996 with Tuareg rebels being integrated into the Malian Armed Forces.Rabasa Angel The Tuareg Insurgency in Mali, 2006–2009 2011 From Insurgency to Stability 117–156 https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg1111-2osd.13 2024-04-18 Volume II: Insights from Selected Case Studies RAND Corporation 978-0-8330-5314-5 Gordon John Chalk Peter Grant Audra K. McMahon K. Scott Pezard Stephanie Reilly Caroline Ucko David Zimmerman S. Rebecca 10.7249/mg1111-2osd.13 One of the catalysts of the peace agreement during the 1990s was tensions between Ifoghas Tuaregs from northern Mali and Imghad Tuaregs, considered a sub-clan. These groups splintered and reformed often, and neither could explicitly defeat one another or the Malian Army. El Hadj Ag Gamou, an staunchly pro-Malian Imghad Tuareg who was defeated by Ifoghas Tuaregs in the 90s was promoted to the commander of the Malian garrison in Gao over Ifoghas leader Hassan Ag Fagaga. In response, Fagaga and other prominent Ifoghas like Iyad Ag Ghaly and Ibrahim Ag Bahanga created a group called the May 23, 2006 Democratic Alliance for Change (ADC) to desire more autonomy in Kidal Region and among Ifoghas Tuaregs.Pezard Stephanie A Brief History of Maliʹs Rebellions and the Implementation of Peace Accords 2015 Achieving Peace in Northern Mali 5–22 https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt15zc57q.9 2024-04-18 Past Agreements, Local Conflicts, and the Prospects for a Durable Settlement RAND Corporation 978-0-8330-8823-9 Shurkin Michael 10.7249/j.ctt15zc57q.9 Battle Under Fagaga's leadership, 150 Malian Tuareg officers mutinied from their posts in Kidal, Menaka, and Tessalit. The Tuareg officers subjugated pro-Malian colleagues starting around 5 in the morning, and quickly captured the camps at Kidal and Menaka.June 24, 2007 Il faut un statut particular pour Kidal https://www.elwatan.com/archives/entretien/il-faut-un-statut-particulier-pour-kidal-24-06-2007 El Watan April 18, 2024 November 23, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191123074554/https://www.elwatan.com/archives/entretien/il-faut-un-statut-particulier-pour-kidal-24-06-2007 dead Seventy-five deserters took part in the attack at Kidal, and both Fagaga and Bahanga were present in the city.Ouazani Cherif March 19, 2007 Histoire d'un conflit fratricide https://www.jeuneafrique.com/92627/archives-thematique/histoire-d-un-conflit-fratricide/ April 18, 2024 Jeune AFrique2007-06-24 maliweb.net - Hassan Fagaga. Instigateur de l'attaque du 23 mai 2006 au Mali : « Il faut un statut particulier pour Kidal » https://www.maliweb.net/la-situation-politique-et-securitaire-au-nord/hassan-fagaga-instigateur-de-l%E2%80%99attaque-du-23-mai-2006-au-mali-%C2%AB-il-faut-un-statut-particulier-pour-kidal-%C2%BB-7838.html 2024-04-18 maliweb.net fr-FR Fagaga stated later that two soldiers were killed each on the pro-government and ADC sides, and that Ghaly joined the insurgents later that day.RFI - Mali - Ce que veulent les « rebelles » de Kidal http://www1.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/078/article_44115.asp 2024-04-18 www1.rfi.fr In Menaka, the town's commander Ba Ag Moussa looted his unit's weaponry and fled to the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains in northern Kidal Region to meet up with other ADC members. Other officers in Tessalit also stole weaponry and fled to the Adrar des Ifoghas. All three camps were deserted during the night between May 23 and 24, 2006.2006-05-24 Mali : les ex-rebelles touaregs reviennent sur la scène politique https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2006/05/24/01003-20060524ARTWWW90413-mali_les_ex_rebelles_touaregs_reviennent_sur_la_scene_politique.php 2024-04-18 Le Figaro fr Aftermath Following the attack, Fagaga called for a "special status" for Kidal Region, and Ghaly took the reins of the rebellion. Negotiations between the ADC and the Malian and Nigerien governments began immediately after the attack, and the Ifergenoussen sub-clan of Ifoghas Tuaregs (of whom Fagaga and Bahanga belonged to) were the heart of the new rebellion. The rebellion came to an end in July 2006 with the Algiers Accords of 2006, which promised to uphold the 1996 peace agreement and develop Kidal Region. References Category:2006 in Mali Category:Battles involving Mali Category:Battles in 2006 Category:May 2006 in Africa Category:Tuareg rebellions Category:Kidal Region Category:Ménaka Region Category:Mutinies Category:History of Kidal