Fresh Fighting Erupts in Mali’s Kidal as Rebels, Army Clash
Malian soldiers arrive in Kidal after a patrol from Gao on July 26, 2013 in northern Mali. Fresh fighting erupted Sunday in the key Malian northern city of Kidal between rebels and government forces backed by Russian mercenaries, Tuareg rebels and a local politician told AFP. An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Saturday teamed up with Tuareg rebels to launch…