Massacre in Mali

[rowan]

Around 40 deaths have been reported after a suicide bombing in northern Mali this morning. Though the conflict in Mali has its roots in colonialism and the two decades' long dictatorship which followed, leading to a native Taureg uprising in the north over land and cultural rights, the crisis was greatly exacerbated by the West's criminal invasion of neighboring Libya. The nomadic Tauregs in the Sahara borderlands held no allegiance to any nation and were easily drawn into the conflict, thereby gaining access to sophisticated weaponry; which they have since turned upon townships in their own nation to revive the insurgency. Even the French forces stationed in the region were taken by surprise and have struggled to contain the rebellion. Not only are the Tauregs well-armed, they also appear highly trained. They in fact succeeded in overthrowing the government of Amadou Toure in 2012 (apparently with US support), although the situation does not appear to have improved under the leadership of former PM Ibrahim Keita.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/worl ... s/96709202