March 23, 2012

Gaddafi Fighters Trigger Coup in Mali

Jill Reilly, Daily Mail

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Last year Malian combatants who fought for Gaddafi, returned home and formed Tuareg-led rebel group - the Azawad National Liberation Movement

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TAGGED: Africa, Libya, Maliki government, Muammar Gaddafi

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