To prevent Islamists from seizing control of the nation of 16 million people and using it as a base to launch attacks on neighboring African countries and the West, France launched airstrikes in Mali in January. Though many of their leaders were killed, conflict continues.
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WNU Editor: The link is here. I would also add the Caucasus, Sudan, Libya, Nigeria, Iraq, Venezuela, parts of Colombia, parts of Burma, the southern Muslim provinces of Thailand, and a few U.S. urban centers (i.e. Oakland, Chicago, etc.).
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