(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) during a meeting between members of the Tamouzok (living together) Association and Malian authorities in Bamako on February 15, 2025. Mali's army and its Russian mercenary allies surrendered camp Tessalit, a strategic northern military post, multiple sources told AFP on May 1, 2026. An official from the Tuareg-dominated Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) said soldiers and mercenaries at the "super-camp" had "just surrendered as they did in Kidal", referring to a key northern town seized at the weekend by the rebels and their Islamist allies. (Photo by Gousno / AFP via Getty Images)