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Taureg rebels in Mali abandon 1-month truce and threaten to resume attacks
The opposition movement or the Touareg rebels have put an end to a 1-month truce. The rebels justify such a step by the failing of the Malian Government to commit to the promises it made during the meeting held in Algiers, under the auspices of the mediator between the belligerent parties, the Algerian Ambassador to Mali, Mr. Abdelkrim Ghreib. The rebel Touregs have called on the EU, and the UN to support to the peace process in Mali. In this regard, the Touareg rebels represented by the Coalition for the Change, said in statement released yesterday that they regret the failing of the agreement reached in Algiers, last July.21st, adding that the agreement concluded in Libya, last April, has not been respected by the Malian Government, too. The statement that has been signed by the spokesman of the coalition has indicated that the Malian Government neither respected its commitments reached during the meeting of Algiers, in July.2006, nor those agreed last month in Algiers, or the agreement concluded in Tripoli. While the Toureg rebels added that they are still disposed to participate in the ongoing negotiations. Meanwhile, the political wing of the Toureg rebels, led by Ibrahim Bahanga, has announced new claims as like, the establishing of a political status for the northern regions of Kidal, Timbuktu, and Gao, in which the Touareg populations are based. But the statement has not made it clear if the world "status" expresses the will of the rebel movements to establish a self determination status. Posted by: Fred 2008-08-23 |
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