Mali Formally Requests Regional Intervention Force -- Voice of America
DAKAR — Mali's interim leader Dioncounda Traore requested thatthe West African regional bloc ECOWAS provide "military assistance" to recover occupied territory in the north and fight terrorism. The reported request was made in a letter delivered to Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, who holds the rotating ECOWAS (Economic Community of West Africa States) leadership. It came just days after Islamist militants pushed further south toward the Mopti region.
France's special representative to the Sahel, Jean Felix-Paganon, announced the request Tuesday while speaking with reporters in Burkina Faso's capital.
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More News On The Conflict In Mali
Mali moves to oust Islamists with request for backup troops -- AFP
Mali requests military assistance to free north: France -- Reuters
Mali requests military help for occupied north -- Deutsche Welle
Mali asks African forces to intervene -- News24
Islamic Militant Group in Northern Mali Expanding Southward -- Voice of America
Islamists in Mali Push South With Control of Town of Douentza -- Bloomberg
Mali Islamists take over town as chaos continues -- CNN
Why Mali Matters -- Antonio Guterres, New York Times
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