[5] Between March and August 2022, Almahmoud served as the president of the CSP-PSD, a coalition composed of pro-government and former rebel minority militant groups.
[7] Almahmoud was also fired from his role as secretary-general of GATIA, and Youssef Ag Mohamed was appointed his successor.
[8] When these tensions escalated into a war between the Malian government and CSP-PSD in September, Almahmoud created his own faction of the group.
[8] In December 2023, Almahmoud and other leaders of the CSP were supported by Algeria in holding up the Algiers Accords.
[11] On 1 December 2024, Almahmoud was killed in a drone strike by the Malian army[12][13] alongside seven other Tuareg separatist leaders in Tinzaouaten.