Friday, July 13, 2012

Africa - Voice of America: Northern Mali Residents Rise Up Against Islamists

Africa - Voice of America
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Northern Mali Residents Rise Up Against Islamists
Jul 13th 2012, 18:19

Residents of Goundam, in Mali's Timbuktu region, rose up against the armed group Ansar Dine on Friday after the group carried out beatings in its bid to impose strict Islamic law.  Goundam residents said people began demonstrating after the group whipped a woman holding an infant. One resident said the situation was calmer, but tense by Friday evening.  He said five vehicles with Ansar Dine reinforcements arrived in the late afternoon in Goundam, a town about 80 kilometers ...

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