Friday, February 1, 2013

War In Mali -- News Updates February 1, 2013


Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Gone, Freedom And Music Return to Timbuktu, Mali -- FOX News

TIMBUKTU, Mali – On the morning French commandos parachuted onto the sand just north of this storied city and ended 10 months of Islamic rule, Hawi Traore folded up her veil. On the next day, she wore heels. On the day after, she put on her sparkly earrings, got her hair braided and tried her mother's perfume.

Finally on Thursday, the 12-year-old girl dared to dance in the streets, celebrating freedom from the draconian rules that were imposed by the Al Qaeda-linked militants on this desert capital for much of the past year.

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More News On The Conflict In Mali

Analysis: France, Africa face tough Sahara phase of Mali war -- Reuters
French-Backed Malian Forces Secure Former Rebel Stronghold
-- Voice of America
French To Hand Over Mali Campaign To African Forces (Audio) -- NPR
France's Francois Hollande to visit Mali -- BBC
French president to visit Mali this weekend -- CNN
Hollande to Visit Mali as French Close to Securing Key Towns -- Bloomberg
Amnesty asks France to investigate deadly airstrike
-- France 24
Mali Jihadists in Custody Say Tortured by Military -- AP
Mali Soldiers, Rebels Committed Rights Abuses, Groups Say -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Sexual Violence in Mali Casts Shadow Over Peace Efforts -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Mali president won't meet with militants -- UPI
Mali President Says No Talks With Islamists -- Voice of America
Security Council plans new UN peacekeeping force for Mali after France ousts Islamists -- Washington Post/AP
Journalists Face Hurdles Reaching Northern Mali -- Voice of America
As Mali's Islamists retreat, Tuareg civilians fear vengeful army's reprisals -- The Guardian
Timbuktu Endured Terror Under Harsh Shariah Law -- New York Times
Al Qaeda-linked militants gone, freedom and music return to Timbuktu, Mali -- FOX News
Historic Timbuktu Texts Saved From Burning -- Wall Street Journal
What next for Mali: simmering guerrilla war or lasting peace?
-- Luke Harding and Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian
French intervention in Mali. Where have the jihadists gone? -- The Economist

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