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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was merge‎ to Tuareg rebellion (2012). I see a clear consensus for merging, but some disagreement as to the preferred target. tucoxn makes a valid point for a different target, but consensus seems to be for Tuareg rebellion (2012). This does not preclude a separate discussion about the best target on the Talk page. Owen× ☎ 15:17, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Azawad conflict

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I think this article is useless. Everything about the conflict in Azawad is perfectly summarized in Mali War and Tuareg rebellion (2012) articles. Plus, this article has many errors and is lacking citations for decade. WhoIsCentreLeft (talk) 20:13, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Terrorism-related deletion discussions. WhoIsCentreLeft (talk) 20:13, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – This article can probably be merged into Mali War, but "I think this article is useless" is not a valid reason for nominating an article for deletion as it is not a part of deletion policy. Content issues can be highlighted on the talk page and with the addition of maintenance tags (e.g. More citations needed, Disputed). A merge proposal should have been considered first. Yue🌙 23:44, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Merge with Tuareg rebellion (2012). Duplicate article on the same conflict. Eluchil404 (talk) 23:20, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting as we have two separate Merge target article suggestions and XFDcloser only allows one. Which one is preferable?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:07, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into the Tuareg rebellion (2012) article, of which it's a fork. Bearian (talk) 00:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge I support merging it into the Tuareg rebellion (2012) as there is no reason for a separate article. Unicorbia (talk) 13:22, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Mali War. Please do not merge into Tuareg rebellion (2012). The Tuareg rebellion (16 January 2012 – 6 April 2012) was an antecedent to the Azawad conflict (27 June 2012 – present). Also the Tuareg rebellion was what happened at the beginning of the ongoing Mali War (16 January 2012 – present), and the Azawad conflict is but one component of the Mali War. The Mali War is a much bigger conflict (including the Coordination of Azawad Movements, Al-Qaeda, Islamic State – Sahel Province, Boko Haram, and others) than the Azawad conflict. The Azawad conflict includes the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (part of the Coordination of Azawad Movements) and AQIM, but not ISSP and Boko Haram, which are both active parts of the Mali War. I agree that stating, "I think this article is useless" is not a valid argument for nominating an article for deletion as usefulness is not a part of Wikipedia's deletion policy. - tucoxn\^talk 19:40, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was merge‎ to Kurdistan Workers' Party#July 2015–present: Third insurgency. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:20, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2022 Gaziantep attack

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Blantant violation of WP:NOTNEWS. This is lack any WP:LASTING and WP:CONTINUEDCOVERAGE. Additionally, this feels like a WP:POV article, most of the sources are affiliated with Turkish Goverment. The creator is also known for creating POV-pushing articles. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 15:58, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events and Turkey. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 15:58, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Terrorism-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 17:56, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Kurdistan Workers' Party#July 2015–present: Third insurgency, or at least use some of the sources to add a sentence to that section. I realise this article is fairly new, but the creator doesn't seem to have read all their sources - one states that the number killed rose to 3 (not 2 as in the article), and that the attacks were carried out by the PKK's Syrian branch, the YPG (perpetrators only named in the info box as the PKK). RebeccaGreen (talk) 10:29, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. Is there more support for a Merge?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:32, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:54, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to target suggested above. PARAKANYAA (talk) 19:58, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: WP:NOTNEWS, this doesn't warrant a standalone article. Merge / redirect would also be okay. Ravensfire (talk) 02:34, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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