Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa31 Kurume 2012, zuva rimwe chete mushure mekubatwa kweKidal, mauto eMali akadzokera kumashure kubva kunzvimbo dzechiuto dzaGao, achibvumira kuti dzitorwe ne
Nhengo dzevapanduki veTuareg veMNLA neAncar Dine. Timbuktu yakatorwa zuva rakatevera racho. Musi wa 6 Kubvumbi, MNLA yakazivisa dunhu rakazvimiririra kubva kuMali senyika yeAzawad. Mushure meHondo yeGao musi wa 26 na 27 Chikumi 2012, MNLA yakarasikirwa nekutonga kune veIslamist militias.