Arab Movement of Azawad, Mali armed group, holds congress in Ber The Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA), one of the main armed groups in northern Mali, holds a congress in Ber, near Timbuktu. The MAA is part of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), an alliance of rebel groups, several components of which have in recent weeks called for a merger to form a united political movement. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES