Mali Islamist Rebel Group Splits: Splinter group ready for talks, they are fast losing ground

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**Konna, Lere, Nampala, Gao and Hidal are under intense aerial bombardment.
Mali’s Islamist Ansar Dine (Defenders of the Faith) rebel group, which holds swathes of the country’s vast desert north, has split and the breakaway faction said Thursday it was ready for peace talks.

The newly-formed Islamic Movement for Azawad said in a statement that it “rejected all forms of extremism and terrorism and was committed to fighting them”, adding that it wanted a “peaceful solution” to the Mali crisis.

The statement said the new group, was composed entirely of Malian nationals.

It called on “Malian authorities and France to cease hostilities in the zones that we are occupying in the north-eastern regions of Kidal and Menaka to create a climate of peace which will pave the way for an inclusive political dialogue.”

The right-wing Islamic insurgents in northern Mali has continued to lose grounds to the French and Malian Forces. The have lost Douentza, an most important of the central town and Diabaly. Konna, Lere, Nampala, Gao and Hidal are under intense aerial bombardment.

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