War in Mali: France and African Allies Take on Islamist Militants
Jan. 24, 2013
In March 2012, separatist rebels and Islamist militants linked to
al-Qaeda exploited the political chaos following a coup in Mali and
overran half of the northwest African country. Nine months later, after
dawdling in the capital Bamako and handwringing at the U.N., a
French-led intervention is striking back at the rebel militias.
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France, Mali’s former colonial ruler, is deeply invested in restoring stability to the country, but is hesitant to commit too many boots on the ground—those are being made up by Malian troops and a force comprising soldiers from neighboring West African countries. After initial successes, the coalition intervening may find itself pursuing a far more evasive enemy.
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(MORE: The Malian Front: France Wins First Round of the War, but Now What?)
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France, Mali’s former colonial ruler, is deeply invested in restoring stability to the country, but is hesitant to commit too many boots on the ground—those are being made up by Malian troops and a force comprising soldiers from neighboring West African countries. After initial successes, the coalition intervening may find itself pursuing a far more evasive enemy.
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(MORE: The Malian Front: France Wins First Round of the War, but Now What?)
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