Mouvement pour le Salut de l’Azawad (Dawsahak/Chamanamas). Main local force against the ISSP around Ménaka, sometimes split with one wing in the CSP.
Leader(s): Moussa Ag Acharatoumane
Origin: Mali (Dawsahak Tuareg)
Area of operation: Gao & Ménaka
Recent (to 21 Oct 2026)
- MSA units are completing integration into FAMa; Moussa Ag Acharatoumane was reportedly named chair of the AES parliament’s defence and security commission (D3, Departamente, t.me/departamente/8209, 29 Sep 2026). 30 Sep: MSA says it detained an ISSP informant (C3, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/318, 30 Sep 2026).
- ~6–7 Aug: 300 MSA fighters formally enlisted in FAMa after training, under the accelerated DDR process (C2, Faytuks News Discord (west-africa-sahel) via @aBamako, x.com/aBamako/status/2085288457920729283, 6 Aug 2026).
Relationships
- Part of: Plateforme
- Allied with: FAMa (Mali)
- Fights: ISSP
Referenced by
- FAMa (Mali) (Backs)
- ISSP (Fights)
- Ménaka camps massacre (Oct 2026) (Targeted community of)
- Plateforme (Includes)