The Tuareg MNLA and the HCUA, along with the Arab MAA, three rebel movements in northern Mali, are said to have reaffirmed their commitment in Ouagdougou to the accord reached this summer with the Malian government. The three groups reportedly offered to leave Kidal by Nov. 14 and asked for a renewed focus on security for Kidal and the Azawad area in general. Authorities released El Hacen Ould Mata, a Salafist, earlier this week, after he had served a three-year prison sentence.
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