Friday, November 29, 2013

A Return To Civil War In Mali?

Mali Separatist Group Declares End To Ceasefire -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Mali's MNLA Tuareg separatist group said on Friday it was ending a ceasefire agreed with the government in June and taking up arms following violence in the northern city of Kidal.

The declaration follows a series of incidents including clashes on Thursday between Malian troops and stone-throwing protesters who blocked a visit by the prime minister to the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal on Thursday. Several demonstrators were wounded but there were conflicting accounts of how they came about their injuries.

"The political and military wings of the Azawad (MNLA, MAA and HCUA) declare the lifting of the ceasefire with the central government in Bamako," said a statement by Attaye Ag Mohamed, one of the MNLA's founders.

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Update: Tuaregs declare return to war against Mali army -- Global Post/AFP

My Comment: A return to war is the last thing that this region needs.

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