Iyad ag Ghali

They are Ansar Eddine (Supporters of the Religion) founded in December 2011 by Iyad ag Ghali leader of the 1991 Tuareg revolt in Mali (AC Vol 41 No 2 Rallying) and the Mouvement pour l'unicité et le Jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest...

Sources in Mali note that the wealthy Iyad ag Ghali former figurehead of the Mouvement des Fronts Unis de l'Azaouad runs the regional capital Kidal and its hinterland in the Adrar with links to Ténéré and Algeria...