The bus was stopped Preventing_or_letting at a Malian army checkpoint on the outskirts of Konna .

After several hours of fighting Hostile_encounter the Malian army was routed Motion to its base , abandoning GiveUp the town to the rebels and reportedly leaving Departing several heavy weapons and armored vehicles behind .

Around 25 Malian soldiers were killed Killing .

According to French and Malian military , the picture is more precisely 11 dead Death on the rebel side and a Salafi injured Bodily_harm prognosis uncommitted for French .

The French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour Motion la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile ( BEA ) , assisting Assistance the Malian authorities , published Publishing an investigation report in April 2016 , concluding that , while the aircraft was cruising Motion on autopilot , ice accretion on the engines caused Causation a reduction of thrust that lead to Causation a high-altitude stall .

The Tuareg Rebellion of 2012 was an early stage of the Northern Mali conflict Hostile_encounter ; from January to April 2012 , a war was waged against the Malian government by rebels with the goal of attaining Getting independence for the northern region of Mali , known as Azawad .

After the end of hostilities with the Malian Army , however , Tuareg nationalists and Islamists struggled Hostile_encounter to reconcile Resolve_problem their conflicting Hostile_encounter visions for the intended new state .

On 14 February 2013 the MNLA renounced Statement their claim Statement of independence for Azawad and asked Request the Malian government to start Process_start negotiations Communication on its future status .

Operation Serval followed the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2085 of December 20 , 2012 and an official request Request by the Malian interim government for French military assistance Assistance .

The 2012 Malian coup Change_of_leadership d'état began Process_start on 21 March that year , when mutinying Malian soldiers , displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion Violence , attacked Attack several locations in the capital Bamako , including the presidential palace , state television , and military barracks .

The 2012 Malian coup Change_of_leadership d'état began Process_start on 21 March that year , when mutinying Malian soldiers , displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion Violence , attacked Attack several locations in the capital Bamako , including the presidential palace , state television , and military barracks .

Both the Islamists and MNLA formed Coming_to_be an alliance in combatting Hostile_encounter the Malian government .

The beginning Process_start of 2013 led Causation the start Process_start of the French intervention in Mali that ousted Change_of_leadership the Islamists from the North 's cities and brought Bringing back Malian authority .

The MNLA recaptured Conquering several important towns in the Kidal Region but refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to dis-arm or hand Giving them over to the Malian government .

A peace deal was reached Arriving with the Malian army in June that let Preventing_or_letting the army transverse freely in MNLA occupied zones that were under Malian jurisdiction .

A peace deal was reached Arriving with the Malian army in June that let Preventing_or_letting the army transverse freely in MNLA occupied zones that were under Malian jurisdiction .

On 16 January 2012 , several insurgent groups began Process_start fighting Hostile_encounter a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali , an area of northern Mali they called Name_conferral Azawad .

After the Malian military was driven Self_motion from northern Mali , Ansar Dine and a number of smaller Islamist groups began Process_start imposing strict Sharia law .

By 8 February , the Islamist-held territory had been re-taken by the Malian military , with help Assistance from the international coalition .

Tuareg separatists have continued to fight Hostile_encounter the Islamists as well , although the MNLA has also been accused Judgment_communication of carrying out attacks Attack against the Malian military .