# Video said to show Mali army in Kidal after retaking city

https://mins.news/en/item/91739

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 15:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/8/video-said-to-show-mali-army-in-kidal-after-retaking-city?traffic_source=rss

> A recently released video is said to show Mali’s armed forces in Kidal after they recaptured the strategic northern city from Tuareg separatists. The move would be a major symbolic gain for the military government, which lost the city to separatists six months earlier.

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