Popular Movement for the Salvation of Azawad

The Popular Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (Mouvement populaire pour le salut de l'Azawad) or MPSA is an armed group active in northern Mali.

The MPSA was founded on August 26, 2014, during talks between the Malian government and Tuareg armed groups leading up to the Algiers Accords.

[3] Boubacar Sidi Ali, the founder, stated he formed the MPSA to distance from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

[5] On November 11, 2017, the MPSA joined several other groups to found the Coordination of Entente Movements.

Boubacar Sedigh Ould Taleb was the secretary-general, and Alhousseyne Ag Issa was the spokesperson.