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Mali War

January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: Locals take lunch at a restaurant, with Kaddafi, Bob Marley and Emperor Haile Selassiei poster displayed on the wall, in Niono village, the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January. In the back

Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.

The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)

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Fighting islamists in Mali
January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: Locals take lunch at a restaurant, with Kaddafi, Bob Marley and Emperor Haile Selassiei poster displayed on the wall, in Niono village, the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January. In the back<br /> <br /> Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br /> <br /> The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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