Mali Tuareg Separatist Rebels Pull Out Of Peace Deal -- BBC
uareg separatists in Mali say they are suspending participation in a peace deal, accusing the government of not respecting the accord reached in June.
Three Tuareg groups meeting in Burkina Faso called for an emergency meeting of all parties to the peace agreement.
A ceasefire enabled national elections and allowed Mali's military to return to the northern Tuareg town of Kidal.
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wants to stabilise Mali after a French-led offensive pushed Islamist rebels north.
In a statement late Thursday, Mossa Ag Acharatoumane, a founding member of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) accused the Malian government of failing to live up to its promises made in the June agreement, signed in the capital of neighbouring Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou.
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Update #1: Mali Tuareg separatists suspend participation in peace process -- Reuters
Update #2: Mali Rebels Suspend Role in Peace Accord -- ABC News/AP
My Comment: After a year of war and bloodshed .... it appears that no one has learned anything.
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