Front for the Liberation of Air and Azaouak | |
Native Name: | Front de Liberation de l'Air et de l'Azaouak |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Leader: | Rhissa Ag Boula |
Country: | Niger |
Battles: | Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) |
The Front for the Liberation of Air and Azaouak (French: Front de Liberation de l'Air et de l'Azaouak[1] , acronymized as FLAA) is a rebel group that participated in two rebellions by the Tuareg people in the 1990s and the 2000s.[2]
In the autumn of 1991, the Tuareg rebellion escalated in Niger. The FLAA declared the attacks on administrative centers as a reaction to the events of Tchin Tabaraden. The Front for the Liberation of Air and Azaouak (FLAA) is a rebel group that participated in two rebellions by the Tuareg people in the 1990s and the 2000s. Its former leader is Rhissa Ag Boula who also created the Council of Resistance for the Republic in 2023.