Clashes pitted a jihadist group against predominantly Tuareg ex-rebels on Friday in central Mali. Results: between seven and fifteen deaths depending on sources.
The clashes opposed the jihadists of the support group for Muslims and Islam (Jnim) of Iyad Ag Ghaly to the fighters of the Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP-PSD), the former rebellion whose stronghold was for a moment the city of Kidal. “These are old differences that are appearing,” explains a fine expert on the region.