Mali Braced For Military Intervention Amid Fears It Could Become 'Next Somalia' -- The Guardian
Up to 5,000 troops could be deployed to Mali in coming days to combat escalating Islamic extremism, say West African nations
West African nations are considering imminent military intervention in Mali amid growing fears that the country is about to become what one expert has dubbed "the next Somalia".
Up to 5,000 troops from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) could be deployed in the coming days to combat Islamic extremists linked to the terrorist group Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim). Fighting between Islamist factions and government troops has threatened to plunge Mali into chaos and undermine the security of the entire West African subregion.
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More News On Mali's War Against Islamic Extremism
Mali Focus of West African Leaders' Meeting -- Voice of America
UN Council Threatens Mali Fighters with Sanctions -- Time/AP
U.N. stops short of endorsing intervention in Mali -- Reuters
U.N. defers decision on military intervention in Mali -- CNN
UN threatens sanctions on Mali Islamists -- Deutsche Welle
UN calls for sanctions on Mali fighters -- Al Jazeera
Mali calls for army intervention in north -- News24
Mali: Exclusive - Eyewitness in Islamist-Held Timbuktu -- allAfrica.com
UN Concerned About Rising Terror Threat in Mali -- Voice of America
The jihadists’ frightening new front -- The Economist
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