Friday, October 12, 2012

Mali: U.N. Security Council approves ECOWAS, AU military intervention

The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a plan to back an African-led military force to help the Mali army oust Islamic militants who seized the northern half of the country and are turning it into an al-Qaeda terrorist hub.

The resolution expresses alarm over the infiltration by "al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), affiliated groups and other extremist groups," and condemns "the abuses of human rights committed in the north of Mali by terrorist and other extremist

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