Africa - Voice of America: Ivory Coast Pushes for UN Military Action in Mali

Africa - Voice of America africa

Ivory Coast Pushes for UN Military Action in Mali Aug 1st 2012, 12:35 LONDON — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is making a renewed push for U.N.-backed military intervention in Mali, to stem the advance by Islamist rebel forces linked to al Qaeda. Islamist fighters say they now have full control of the north of Mali.  In late June, a fierce battle in the town of Gao drove out the last of their Tuareg rivals, the separatist MNLA. The Islamist advance has alarmed Mali's neighbors.  Among them is Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, ... Media files: 4C8ED69F-32D1-417E-8CE1-48A20C69BDC6_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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