After the French entry in January 2013, the MNLA spokesman in Paris, Moussa Ag Assarid (who had criticized the splinter group FPA months earlier for giving up on independence) declared that the MNLA was "ready to help" their former opponents in the fight against the Islamists.
Efter det franske indtog i januar 2013 udtalte MNLA talsmand i Paris, Moussa Ag Assarid (som tidligere havde kritiseret en udbrydergruppe fra MNLA, FPA for at opgive kravet om selvstændighed), at MNLA er klar til at hjælpe deres tidligere modstander i kampen mod islamisterne.