Rebels claim to capture military camp in northern Mali town of Tessalit

Separatist rebels in Mali have captured a strategic military camp in the northern town of Tessalit after the Malian army and their Russian allies withdrew. The Azawad Liberation Front separatist group made the claim, citing the latest setback for Mali's ruling junta, which lost control of the major city of Kidal earlier. The camp is strategically located near an airport and the border with Algeria.