US Official: Military Action Needed in Mali
A top US official told the Associated Press that military action will be needed to eliminate radical Islamists from the haven they've developed in northern Mali. Johnnie Carson, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs, told reporters that the...
US Claims Link Between Benghazi Attack and Mali ‘Powder Keg’
US Claims Link Between Benghazi Attack and Mali ‘Powder Keg’ | Sees result of last year’s intervention as excuse for more interventions
West to Mali: Hold Elections First, Then We’ll Invade
West to Mali: Hold Elections First, Then We’ll Invade | US discussing unspecified role in future war
Mali Islamists Becoming ‘Increasingly Repressive’
Islamic extremists in control of northern Mali are becoming "increasingly repressive," according to Human Rights Watch, amputating limbs, whipping people in the streets and stoning people to death. The Islamists, who came to power after the US-NATO war in Libya...
Mali to Host 3,000 Foreign Troops for War Against North
Mali to Host 3,000 Foreign Troops for War Against North | Traore agrees to deployment to reclaim Azawad
Mali Troops Kill 16 Muslim Preachers En Route to Conference
Mali Troops Kill 16 Muslim Preachers En Route to Conference | Military promises probe, says preachers ‘didn’t stop’ at checkpoint
Mali Seeks Foreign Military Backing to Reconquer North
Mali Seeks Foreign Military Backing to Reconquer North | Junta leaders agree to airstrikes, reject ground troops
Mali Govt: Invasion of North ‘Inevitable’ as Ansar Dine Spurns Mediation
Mali Govt: Invasion of North ‘Inevitable’ as Ansar Dine Spurns Mediation | UN pushes sanctions against impoverished region
Pentagon: US Mulls Mali Strikes
