Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna Ndira 2012 kupandukira kwevaTuareg kwakatanga kuchamhembe kweMali, kwaitungamirirwa neNational Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA). Muna Kurume, mukuru wemauto Amadou Sanogo akatora masimba mu
coup d'état, vachitaura kukundikana kwaToure mukudzvinyirira kupandukira, uye zvichitungamirira kuzvirango uye kurambidzwa neEconomic Community of West African States. MNLA yakakurumidza kudzora kuchamhembe, ichizivisa rusununguko seAzawad. Zvisinei, mapoka echiIslam anosanganisira Ansar Dine neAl-Qaeda muIslamic Maghreb (AQIM), avo vakabatsira MNLA kukunda hurumende, vakatendeukira kuTuareg ndokutora hutongi hweNorth nechinangwa chekushandisa sharia muMali.