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**Pete** · 12-27-2012, 06:12

Timbuktu mausoleums 'destroyed'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20833010

Going after the last of them.

"Islamists in Mali have begun destroying remaining mausoleums in the historic city of Timbuktu, an Islamist leader and a tourism official said.

"Not a single mausoleum will remain in Timbuktu," Abou Dardar, a leader of the Islamist group Ansar Dine, told AFP news agency................"

And

"......Timbuktu was a centre of Islamic learning from the 13th to the 17th centuries.

It is a UN World Heritage site with centuries-old shrines to Islamic saints that are revered by Sufi Muslims. ..............."

And

"..........Last Thursday the UN Security Council gave its backing for an African-led military operation to help Mali's government retake the north if no peaceful solution can be found in coming months.

A day later, Ansar Dine and the Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA), a Tuareg separatist group, said they were committed to finding a negotiated solution................"

Talk, talk, talk until it's too late.

12-27-2012, 06:12	#20
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Timbuktu mausoleums 'destroyed' Timbuktu mausoleums 'destroyed' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20833010 Going after the last of them. "Islamists in Mali have begun destroying remaining mausoleums in the historic city of Timbuktu, an Islamist leader and a tourism official said. "Not a single mausoleum will remain in Timbuktu," Abou Dardar, a leader of the Islamist group Ansar Dine, told AFP news agency................" And "......Timbuktu was a centre of Islamic learning from the 13th to the 17th centuries. It is a UN World Heritage site with centuries-old shrines to Islamic saints that are revered by Sufi Muslims. ..............." And "..........Last Thursday the UN Security Council gave its backing for an African-led military operation to help Mali's government retake the north if no peaceful solution can be found in coming months. A day later, Ansar Dine and the Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA), a Tuareg separatist group, said they were committed to finding a negotiated solution................" Talk, talk, talk until it's too late.
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