MNLA

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MNLA is a Tuareg-led rebel group in northern Mali that has sought independence or autonomy for the region known as Azawad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group
rebel group
separatist movement
alliedWith Other Tuareg rebel groups
armedConflictContext Malian Civil War NERFINISHED
armedStruggleAgainst Malian state
claimsRegion Azawad NERFINISHED
composition Tuareg fighters
other northern Malian communities
conflict 2012 Tuareg rebellion NERFINISHED
Northern Mali conflict NERFINISHED
countryOfOperation Mali NERFINISHED
declaredIndependenceOf Azawad NERFINISHED
declaredIndependenceYear 2012
demands control over local resources in Azawad
greater political representation for northern populations
recognition of Tuareg identity
ethnicBase Tuareg NERFINISHED
formedFrom Tuareg rebel factions
fullName Mouvement National de Libération de l’Azawad NERFINISHED
fullNameEnglish National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad NERFINISHED
goal autonomy for Azawad
independence of Azawad
ideology Tuareg nationalism
separatism
languageOfName French
operationalTactics guerrilla warfare
opposedBy Government of Mali NERFINISHED
Islamist armed groups in northern Mali
politicalObjective self-determination for Azawad
politicalWing MNLA political bureau NERFINISHED
primaryOpponents Malian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
pro-government militias
primaryRegionOfOperation Northern Mali NERFINISHED
regionCharacterizedAs Sahara-Sahel NERFINISHED
regionOfSupport Gao region NERFINISHED
Kidal region NERFINISHED
Timbuktu region NERFINISHED
seeksChangeIn constitutional status of northern Mali
shortName MNLA NERFINISHED
statusOfAzawadClaim unrecognized by most of the international community
typeOfOrganization non-state armed actor
usesAbbreviation MNLA NERFINISHED

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