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Reverting to mediator role in North Mali

Algeria has abruptly changed tack in Mali. In December, Algiers finally got around to sending military specialists to northern Mali to fight Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). But an outbreak of hostilities between Bamako's regular army and independence-seeking rebels [...] (537 words)
Issue dated 01/03/2012 Reading time 3 minutes
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