Jihadi Strike In Timbuktu Reflects Altered Terror Threat In Mali -- Time
The assault launched late March 31 by jihadi fighters on the north Mali town of Timbuktu reflects the changing security scenario in West Africa. On the one hand, the Franco-African military intervention against groups allied with al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has inflicted considerable losses on Islamist militias—including within their leadership—and forced extremists who previously occupied the northern half of Mali to retreat to the mountainous border with Algeria to escape further fatalities from ground and air assaults. That progress allowed French President François Hollande on March 28 to outline his planned withdrawal schedule for France’s forces.
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More News On The Conflict In Mali
Mali troops search Timbuktu for Islamists rebels -- BBC
3rd day of fighting with Islamic extremists in Mali's Timbuktu, army searches house-to-house -- FOX News/AP
Three more Islamists killed in Timbuktu -- The Australian
Mali troops hunt for rebels after Timbuktu clash -- Reuters
Islamist Militants Battle French Backed Malian Troops inside Timbuktu -- Voice of America
Fighting surges in northern Mali -- CNN
Al-Qaida takes responsibility for Timbuktu attack -- Bloomberg Businessweek
EU on difficult mission to overhaul Mali Army -- Japan Times/AFP
Mali conflict: Desert fighting on 'Mars' -- Thomas Fessy, BBC
Mountain Warfare In Mali -- Strategy Page
The role of governance and aid in Mali's crisis -- Isaline Bergamaschi, Al Jazeera
French in Mali face Islamist insurgency of unknown strength -- Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor
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