Significats de tuareg fighters en anglès

But some Tuareg fighters did surrender then, and the MNJ has been riven with in-fighting.

Tuareg fighters have helped France and their Chadian allies to track down pockets of militants near Kidal.

The toppled Libyan leader is known to have used battalions of Tuareg fighters who have long-standing ties to Gaddafi.

According to some accounts, the convoy was largely made up of Tuareg fighters enlisted by Col Gadafy as irregulars or mercenaries.

But previous rebellions have sought more local autonomy and integration of Tuareg fighters into the army rather than outright independence for Azawad.

Another Islamist group, however, Ansar Dine, includes many Tuareg fighters, and spearheaded last year's audacious drive by the rebels to capture Mali's north.

In Gao, they have been credited with restoring a sense of order after an initially chaotic spell under the control of separatist Tuareg fighters.