They declared independence for a region they recognize as Azawad, the cradle of their nomadic civilization.

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Mongolian Naadam is inseparably connected to the nomadic civilization of the Mongols, who have long practiced pastoralism on Central Asias vast steppe.

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The Tuaregs, who consider Azawad to be the cradle of their nomadic civilization, launched an insurgency in January to achieve a separate homeland.

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