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11 mars 2012, par Tilelli
Tuareg rebels seeking to carve out a desert homeland in Mali’s north have taken control of the key garrison town of Tessalit following a weeks-long siege, rebel and military sources said on Sunday.
Malian army units defending the town, one of the government’s few footholds in the area, fled overnight towards the Algerian border after attempts by the military to resupply them were beaten back, the sources said.
“This strategic base and Tessalit International Airport are under the control of (...)