Kidal (Mali)

Kidal (bahasa "Tifinagh": ) adalah kota kecil sekaligus "commune" di daerah gurun pasir Mali Utara. Kota ini terletak di sebelah timur laut kota Gao dan merupakan ibukota Region Kidal. Luas region ini dan mencakup kota Kidal dan 31 penghunian lain
Tanggal 30 Marchet 2012, Kidal dan pangkalan militernya diraih National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad as part of the Tuareg rebellion for the independence of Azawad. A spokesman for the Malian military junta said "To preserve the life of the people of Kidal, the military command decided not to prolong the battle". Gao and Timbuktu were captured within the next 48 hours, and on 6 April, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad declared the independence of Azawad from Mali. In the course of the conflict the MNLA lost their control to Islamist militias. On 30th January 2013 French and Malian forces moved into the town to bring it back under government control.