His father, however, supported the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and his brother Alghabass joined Ansar Dine.
He called on members of the MNLA and Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA), the latter being founded by Alghabass, to join the HCA to bolster peace in northern Mali.
[7] Intalla was appointed amenokal of the Ifoghas Tuaregs on December 20, 2014, two days after his father Attaher's death in Kidal.
[10][11] Intalla was re-elected as deputy of Tin-Essako in 2020, but this was cut short due to the 2020 Malian coup d'état.
[12] Following the resurgence in conflict between the Coordination of Azawad Movements and Malian junta under Assimi Goïta in 2023, Intalla called for restraint and a return to the Algiers Accords of 2015.