Epstein Secrets

o need to address the security vacuum that has allowed rogue elements to thrive in several parts of the country. Recent press reports speculate that al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is hoping to forge links with Libya's Ansar al-Sharia and other Islamist groups in Libya. At the end of November, mem

), ECOWAS, and the African Union were disappointed by the lack of outright support for a military mission. Instability in the interim government in Bamako is impeding regional and international efforts to reunite the divided country. On December 10th, the interim Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra was

LA and Islamist Ansar Dine rebel groups merge and declare northern Mali to be an Islamic state. Ansar Dine begins to impose Islamic law in Timbuktu. AI-Qaeda in North Africa endorses the deal. 2012 June-July - Ansar Dine and its Al-Qaeda ally turn on the MNLA and capture the main northern cities of Timb

B B -F C NEWS Mali ALGERIA MAURITANIA SENEGAL Atlantic Ocean MALI 0 Bamako , GUINEA BURKINA FASO NIGER The landlocked West African country of Mali - one of the poorest in the world - experienced rapid economic growth

aves through the resorts in the Sinai peninsula (one of the few relatively active tourist spots in Egypt during the last three years of unrest). The al-Qaida—inspired Ansar Beit al- Maqdis took responsibility for the attack in a statement that described it as part of their "economic war against [the] regi

uence in Mali is adding a new layer of complexity to an already overcrowded field of regional players, further sidelining the UN-led peace effort in Bamako. A large Moroccan delegation led by King Mohammed VI arrived in Bamako on February le, and Algerian President Bouteflika hosted Malian President Ke