Rival armed groups in northern Mali said on Saturday they briefly exchanged fire in an apparent breach of a peace accord they signed with the government in June.
An exchange of gunfire took place south of Kidal, the stronghold of secular Tuareg rebels leading a coalition known as the Coordination of Azawad Movements, or CMA.
“Firing began at around 18h30 between the Platform and the CMA in the Amassine valley south of Kidal,” said a source within Gatia, the main pro-government militia within an alliance of groups called Platform.