Map: The Islamist Reach
'Gates of Hell': Mali Conflict Opens New Front in War on Terror -- Paul Hyacinthe Mben and Jan Puhl, Spiegel Online
France has found early success in its fight against Islamist extremists in northern Mali. But Saharan terrorist groups have close ties and are prepared for a prolonged battle. The hostage crisis in Algeria shows that the new front in the war on terror could become a protracted conflict.
Last Monday Daouda Sy, a builder from the central Malian town of Diabaly, was about to become a rich man. His company had just been awarded a lucrative contract to build irrigation systems and roads, and he had already hired some 1,500 workers for the project.
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My Comment: While Europe and much of Western Africa believe that this is a grave threat and a new terror front .... others like the White House and Egypt do not.
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