Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2012, Tuareg na ndị ọzọ nọ na mpaghara Azawad nke dị n'ebe ugwu Mali malitere nnupụisi n'ebe ugwu n'okpuru ọkọlọtọ National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad. Mgbe ụfọdụ ihe ịga nke ọma mbụ na mkpesa sitere n'aka ndị agha Mali na ọ bụ ndị na-adịghị mma iji lụso ndị nnupụisi ahụ ọgụ, bụ ndị ritere uru site na nnukwu ngwa agha site na agha obodo Libya nke 2011 yana isi mmalite ndị ọzọ, ndị agha nke ndị agha
mere ngagharịiwe ndị agha na 21 Machị 2012. Mgbe agha ahụ gasịrị, ndị nnupụisi ahụ mere ọganihu ọzọ iji weghara obodo atọ kachasị ukwuu na ugwu: Gao, Timbuktu na Kidal. N'ịgbaso mgbochi akụ na ụba na mgbochi nke Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) na mba ahụ, a bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta, nke Onye isi ala Blaise Compaoré kwadoro na Burkina Faso n'okpuru nkwado nke ECOWAS, nke ga-ahụ Amadou Sanogo na-enyefe ike Dioncounda Traoré iji weghara ọkwa onye isi ala ruo mgbe a ga-eme ntuli aka.