Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Dunhu reGao chikamu cheMali, chikamu chekuchamhembe chakaparadzaniswa ndokuziviswa kuti chakazvimiririra neNational Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) panguva ye
Kumukira kwevaTuareg muna 2012. Pashure peHondo yokutanga yeGao, MNLA yakarasikirwa nokutonga kwayo ikava mumaoko emauto echiIslam. Dzimwe hondo dzinoverengeka dzakaitika mukati mehondo, zvikurukuru muGao.