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马里叛军取得基达尔城控制权 Tuareg rebels in Mali say they have defeated government forces in heavy fighting for control of the key northern town of Kidal. 马里图阿雷格叛军称，他们与政府武装经过激烈的交火后战胜政府军，取得北部重要城镇基达尔的控制权。 ? Several government soldiers were killed or captured, a rebel spokesman said. ? The government admitted its troops had retreated and the president called for an immediate ceasefire.? ? Fighting first broke out on Saturday when Malis Prime Minister Moussa Mara visited Kidal to show support for government forces based there.? ? The renewed fighting threatens to end efforts to revive peace talks with the rebels, who belong to the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA). ? The group is fighting for the independence of northern Mali. ? Control of Kidal was split between the MNLA and the government.? ? The BBCs Alex Duval Smith reports from the capital, Bamako, that both sides brought in reinforcements for Wednesdays battle.? ? Fighting began when the Malian army fired rockets on the governors compound, which had been held by the MNLA since Saturday, she says. ? The MNLA said they had defeated government forces after six hours of fighting, and their flag was flying over the military base in Kidal. ? Eyewitnesses said parts of the town centre, including the market, had been destroyed in the fighting. ? MNLA official Attaye Ag Mohamed said the situation in the town was calm on Wednesday night.? ? He also said MNLA fighters had taken several other towns in the north and our correspondent confirmed that the Malian army abandoned its positions in Menaka, Agelhok, Anefis and Tessalit. 1