Africa - Voice of America: Mali Rebel Groups Merge, Plan to Create Islamic State

Africa - Voice of America africa

Mali Rebel Groups Merge, Plan to Create Islamic State May 27th 2012, 16:55 BAMAKO - Tuareg rebels and Islamist militants have joined forces and say they will turn northern Mali into an independent Islamist state. The groups took advantage of a military coup in Bamako to seize control of nearly two-thirds of Mali's territory in early April.   The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, known as the MNLA, and the al-Qaida linked Islamist sect Ansar Dine have merged their troops, and their goals.  They say they will now work together to create ... Media files: ADA695FD-7F84-4B3D-B8B1-A92EF72AE008_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.png (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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