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. Ndị agha Mali mere mkpesa na ha ejighi ngwa agha iji lụso ndị nnupụisi ọgụ, ndị ritere uru site na nnukwu ngwa agha site na agha obodo Libya nke 2011 yana isi mmalite ndị ọzọ. N'abalị iri abụọ na otu nke ọnwa Maachị, afọ 2012, ndị agha
mere ngagharị iwe ndị agha ma guzobe "National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State". A na-ajụzi ntuliaka ndị ahụ a na-eme mgbe ndị isi ọchịchị kwụsịtụrụ iwu obodo ma nwụchie ndị minista gọọmentị, ebe ha na-ekwe nkwa na, n'oge ụfọdụ n'ọdịnihu, a ga-eme ntuli aka iji weghachite ọchịchị n'aka ndị nkịtị. Mgbe agha ahụ gasịrị, ndị nnupụisi ahụ mere ọganihu ọzọ iji weghara obodo atọ kachasị ukwuu n'ebe ugwu. N'abalị mbụ nke ọnwa Eprel afọ 2012, n'okpuru nrụgide sitere n'aka Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), onye ndu ndị ọchịchị ahụ bụ Captain Amadou Sanogo kwupụtara na a ga-eweghachi iwu ahụ.