Hassan Ag Fagaga

Hassan Ag Fagaga (b. around 1959 or 1966, in Kidal, Mali, d. 22 December 2023) was a Malian soldier and a Tuareg rebel.

Biography Hassan Ag Fagaga was an Ifoghas Tuareg from the Ifergoumissen tribe.

Fagaga participated in the Tuareg rebellion of 1990–1995, first fighting in the MPLA in 1991, then fighting in the Popular Movement for Azawad under Iyad Ag Ghaly. On May 23, 2006, he launched a raid against Kidal.

Fagaga joined the Tuareg rebellion of 2007–2009 as well, commanding the May 23, 2006 Democratic Alliance for Change (ADC) rebel group. He attacked Malian forces at Tinzaouaten in September 2007. That same month, Bahanga and Fagaga created the Niger-Mali Tuareg Alliance for Change, but it did not receive support in Niger. Later, the ADC's name was changed to ATNMC, but ADC was still used colloquially.

He also joined the Tuareg rebellion in 2012, fighting in the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad.

In a May 2017 interview with Jeune Afrique, Fagaga claims to have not seen Ghaly since 2012, stating "Iyad says he fights for the application of sharia. It's a noble cause. On the other hand, I do not approve of his method of achieving this."

Hassan Ag Fagaga was killed on the morning of December 22, 2023, in Tin Zaouatine, by a drone strike by the Malian army. Four other fighters were killed during this strike. The Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP) announces his death on December 23.