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Northern Divisions Undermine Peace Hopes in Mali
[AnNahar] Divided into rival armed factions, plagued by drug trafficking and at the mercy of jihadism, northern Mali will only find peace through reconciliation among its warring tribes, experts say.
And that isn't likely to happen, barring the ascent of a vicious strongman of the usual type.
The west African nation's vast desert north is riven by ethnic rivalries, a Tuareg rebellion and an Islamist insurgency and has struggled for stability and peace since a military coup in 2012.

The holy warrior Tuareg movement has launched four uprisings since 1962 to fight Mali's army over the territory they claim as their homeland and call Azawad.

Posted by: trailing wife 2015-03-07
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