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ools, to propagate a stripped- down, one-size-fits all ideology precisely suited for pollination across impoverished regions such as Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, the Pakistani- Afghan border and the like. With money and threats, this international EFTA00701871 extremist franchise has targeted peaceful Musl

Muslim Civil War in Africa Melik Kaylan July 13, 2012 -- The recent spate of attacks on Muslim historic and religious sites in the ancient city of Timbuktu calls to mind the Taliban's destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan over a decade ago. The Taliban, of course, were obliterating the icon

fer financial support from the United Nations. While a detailed military plan has yet to be drafted, the idea has been for about 3,30o troops from Nigeria and other African countries to help Mali's military mount a campaign against the militants. France, the United States and other countries would help

nd by the fierce ascendancy of radical Islamists, who have imposed a strict form of Shariah law on the region and now control the principal towns of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal. The Islamists have also embarked on a campaign of destroying religious shrines that has drawn condemnation from the United Nations

EFTA00598395 The West African regional grouping Ecowas agreed to launch a coordinated military expedition to recapture the north at a meeting in Nigeria in November, with UN backing. Preparations are expected to take several months. Music stars Despite its political travails, Mali is renowned world

lantic. 14th-15th centuries - Decline of the Empire of Mali, which loses dominance of the gold trade to the Songhai Empire, which makes its base in Timbuktu - historically important as a focal point of Islamic culture and a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route. Late 16th century - Moroccans d