Malian army has recaptured Kidal. 🇲🇱🇷🇺 During the night of 4 October, a large convoy comprising the FAMa and the Afrika Korps set off from the town of Anefis towards the town of Kidal. On 5 October, substantial air cover – which inflicted heavy losses on the JNIM/FLA coalition – enabled the convoy to advance northwards unopposed. On the morning of 6 October, government forces and Russian troops entered Kidal after the jihadist/Tuareg coalition announced its withdrawal from the town, due to the heavy losses it had suffered during the 164 days it had controlled Kidal. This marked the recapture of the governorate’s capital and reversed the most significant loss suffered during the offensive at the end of April. Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=19IxdgUFhNYyUIXEkYmQgmaYHz6OTMEk&ll=17.914154833934536%2C1.0346939150160273&z=9 ]