A suicide car bombing near the entrance to a camp in Aguelhok that houses MINUSMA and Malian forces killed at least four Chadian soldiers and injured 10 more troops, including four Malians. It is the first major attack in the Kidal area since a ceasefire was reached between the government and three separatist groups in May. Yesterday the three groups – the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA), and the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) – pledged support for the reconciliation process and issued an ultimatum to other armed groups in the region (including Ansar Dine, MUJAO, and a dissident separatist group led by Ibrahim Ag Mohamed Assaleh) to join the three Azawad groups within 30 days.
