Tuareg separatists of the Mouvement national de la libération de l’Azawad are in a bitter struggle with a jihadist faction – Iyad ag Ghali and his Ansar Eddine group...
They are referring to Iyad ag Ghali and his Ansar Eddine (Supporters of the Religion)...
The ADC is a broad group including some leaders of the mid-2000s Tuareg mini-uprisings such as Iyad ag Ghali Ahmada ag Bibi and Zeidane ag Sidalamine a diplomat and former leader of the 1990s rebellion...
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...
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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...