Bilal Ag Acherif

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Bilal Ag Acherif (2012)

Bilal Ag Acherif (* 1977 ) is General Secretary of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad ( MNLA ) in Mali . Since April 6, 2012, the MNLA has regarded him as the “President” of the “Azawad” state, which is not recognized under international law.

On June 26, 2012, he was injured in clashes between MNLA fighters and the Islamist movement for unity and jihad in West Africa . According to an MNLA spokesman, he was transported to Burkina Faso for medical treatment .

Individual evidence

  1. Tuareg rebels announce the end of combat operations. The time . April 5, 2012, accessed December 22, 2016 .
  2. ^ Markus M. Haefliger: Defeat of the Tuareg separatists. Neue Zürcher Zeitung . June 29, 2012, accessed December 22, 2016 .