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A timeline of unrest in Mali since January 2012, after gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in the capital Bamako taking hostages on Friday

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A history of violence: Timeline of unrest in Mali since January 2012

Bamako, Mali: A timeline of unrest in Mali since January 2012, after gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in the capital Bamako taking hostages on Friday:

2012: Jihadists occupy north 17 January: Tuareg fighters from The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and other rebels, some of whom recently returned from fighting for Moamer Kadhafi in Libya, launch an offensive to seize several northern towns. 22 March: Mutinous Malian soldiers led by Captain Amadou Sanogo announce they have overthrown the Bamako government, saying it has failed to give the armed forces the means to defeat the rebellion. 30 March - 1 April: Tuareg and Islamist rebels allied to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) capture capitals of the three northern regions: Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu. Several armed groups take part in the offensive alongside the Tuareg MNLA, including the Islamist Ansar Dine (Defenders of the Faith), Al-Qaeda offshoot MUJAO (the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa), and members of AQIM. The Tuareg are quickly ousted by the Islamists, who dominate the northern region. 2013: France intervenes [caption id=“attachment_2515324” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Gunmen stormed Radisson hotel in Mali capital on Friday and have taken 170 hostages in the ongoing siege. AP Gunmen stormed Radisson hotel in Mali capital on Friday and have taken 170 hostages in the ongoing siege. AP[/caption] 11 January: The French military launch Operation Serval to back the Malian army and drive back the Islamists, who are pushing south towards Bamako. From 14 January jihadists flee the northern cities after France carries out bombings and commits ground troops. 26-28 January: French-led troops recapture Gao and Timbuktu. On the 30th, French troops retake control of Kidal airport. The city is secured by some 1,800 Chadian troops who arrive several days later. 2014: Kidal falls into rebel hands - May 21: MNLA militants claim control of Kidal and other northern towns after fighting with the army that kills several Malian soldiers. On 24 May the Mali government signs a ceasefire deal with three rebel groups, including the Tuareg. 13 July: Operation Serval is replaced by Operation Barkhane, a broader offensive against Islamist fighters that mobilises 3,000 French troops in five north African countries from early August. 2015: Bamako attack 7 March: An attack on a bar and restaurant in the heart of Bamako, the first targeting westerners in the capital, leaves five dead – three Malians, one French national and a Belgian. Al-Murabitoun, a jihadist group run by leading Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, claims responsibility for the massacre. 2015: Jihadist attacks spread 2 July: Militants kill six United Nations soldiers from Burkina Faso in an ambush southwest of Timbuktu on the road to Goundam. The attack is claimed by claimed by AQIM. The UN force, MINUSMA, is charged with overseeing a peace accord signed on May 15 by the government, then on June 20 by Tuareg-led rebels. 3 August: Around 10 soldiers are killed in an attack on their camp in the Timbuktu region, an assault claimed by AQIM. 7 August: A total of 13 people die in a hostage siege at a hotel in central Mali that ends after government troops storm the building. 20 November: Malian security forces storm the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako after gunmen seize 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking that has left at least three people dead. AFP

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