ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Two of Mali’s rebel groups have agreed to work together to shore up security in the country’s north.

The spokesman for Ansar Dine, an Islamist group that controls Timbuktu, and a representative for the Tuareg MNLA signed an agreement Friday in Algiers, agreeing to work to secure the areas under their control and try to free hostages. Northern Mali is primarily under the control of al-Qaida’s North Africa branch.

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