A map of the Sahel region showing where Al Qaeda operates (AFP/Graphic)
Posted on 04/03/2012 9:47:56 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Islamists gained ground in northern Mali, jostling with Tuareg rebels for control of the vast desert region as the troubled nation's military rulers faced fuel and money shortages from sanctions Tuesday.
The United Nations Security Council was on Tuesday due to hold an emergency meeting on Mali, which is sliding further into chaos under the junta that seized power on March 22.
A band of low-ranking soldiers ousted the democratically-elected government for its alleged incompetence in dealing with a Tuareg rebellion in the north, but more than half of Mali's territory has fallen to insurgents since the coup.
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Conquering the world with the sword. Hide the kids.
The Pedophile Army is coming.
A map of the Sahel region showing where Al Qaeda operates (AFP/Graphic)
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