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April 6, 2012

NATO Must Help Restore Order in Mali

Washington Post, Washington Post

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More than the fragile health of African democracy is at stake. Mali has become a transit point for drug trafficking to Europe, and an al-Qaeda branch, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, is active.

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TAGGED: Africa, Mali

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