Revolutionary Liberation Army of Azawad (in French: Armée Revolutionnaire de Libération de l'Azawad), a Tuareg militant rebel group in northern Mali. ARLA surged as a dissident group opposing the Tamanrasset Accords. In December 1991 ARLA joined the United Movements and Fronts of Azawad (MFUA), which unitedly signed the National Pact peace treaty.
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