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Old 06-28-2012, 05:47   #11
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Mali: Islamists seize Gao from Tuareg rebels

Mali: Islamists seize Gao from Tuareg rebels

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18610618

".................In March, the Islamists and MNLA advanced together through northern Mali after the government was overthrown.

Our correspondent says that they proved unable to reach an agreement after they took control of the region.

After weeks of an unlikely alliance between the Tuareg-led fighters seeking a secular independent north and Islamist rebels who want to impose Islamic Sharia law across northern Mali, this latest violence clearly illustrates the balance of power in the region, he adds.................."

Getting warmer. I think the Tuaregs are going to come out on the short end of the stick.
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