Battle of Kidal (2023)

Battle of Kidal (2023)
Part of Mali War
Date November 10–14, 2023 Location Kidal and Oued Alkit, Kidal Region, Mali Result Russo-Malian victory
Belligerents
Mali Wagner Group	CSP-PSD MNLA HCUA MAA GATIA (al-Mahmoud faction)
Commanders and leaders
El Hadj Ag Gamou	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
14+ civilians killed, 30+ injured

The battle of Kidal took place between November 10 and 14, 2023, during the Kidal offensive in renewed conflict between the CSP-PSD and the Malian Armed Forces and allied Wagner Group mercenaries during the Mali War. The city of Kidal had been under rebel control since 2014, and the 2015 Algiers Agreement enacted a ceasefire and Kidal Region subsequently was de facto controlled by rebel groups. When Malian and Wagner forces captured the city on November 14, it marked the first time in nine years that all Malian regional capitals were fully under Malian government control.