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US: Islamic extremists moving freely between Nigeria, Mali, raising terror attack fears
Insight: Islamist inroads in Mali may undo French war on al Qaeda
The UN is considering the creation of a 10,000-strong heavily armed rapid deployment force in Mali as part of a peacekeeping mission after the French-led intervention is over. Authorization of such a deployment would take about two months. The French military has completed mopping-up operations in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains but is continuing to look for remaining Islamist hideouts.
The UN Human Rights Commission accused Malian soldiers of retaliatory attacks against ethnic groups perceived to be supportive of the Islamist takeover in Mali. The country's private news outlets launched a strike to protest the arrest of an editor who published a letter complaining to the president about soldiers' conditions in the north.
Algeria secures marine, aviation hubs
Maghreb youth answer al-Qaeda call
The Tuareg group MNLA refused a request from ECOWAS to disarm as a precondition for talks with the government. The MNLA statement also urged that a UN peacekeeping force be sent to northern Mali.
Reports have emerged that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb commander El Kairouani Abu Abdelhamid al-Kidali was killed by French and Chadian forces in Aguelhok on March 7. Kidal leads the mainly Toureg "Youssef ben Tachfine" brigade.
Al Qaeda planned Malian base for global terrorist operations
French Defense Minister LeDrian said in a visit to Mali that the mission is not over as it still needed to "restore Mali's territorial integrity." The Malian government created a 33-member "reconciliation and dialogue commission" to help restore peace and to investigate "cases of human rights violations committed in the country since the beginning of hostilities."
Confusion reigns in confirming deaths of senior AQIM leaders in Mali
Photos have surfaced from Chadian soldiers depicting what they claim is the corpse of Mokhtar Belmokhtar. French news services have said the images depict recently reported killed al Qaeda commander Abou Zeid. Jihadist sources deny the images depict either man.Russia says it's ready to discuss UN force for Mali
French and Chadian forces killed about 15 Islamist militants in the Ametetai valley area. A fourth French soldier has been killed in Mali, in fighting about 60 miles outside of Gao. The head of the EU training mission said the Malian army, which consists of about 6,000 soldiers, of whom 4,000 are support personnel, needs "considerable" training, equipment, and restructuring.
Mauritania mulls Mali deployment
Islamist leader death photos 'could be of any jihadist'
A prominent al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb jihadist said AQIM leader Abu Zeid had been killed in a French bombing raid in the Ifoghas mountains but that Mokhtar Belmokhtar was still alive and "in the Gao region, waging the fight." The UN reported that 40,000 Malians, mainly Tuaregs, have fled to refugee camps in Burkina Faso. The UK Foreign Secretary visited Bamako; the UK is donating 40 personnel to the EU training mission.
Islamist threat haunts reopening Timbuktu schools
Conflicting accounts emerge over AQIM leader's reported death
A jihadist posted a message claiming that Mokhtar Belmokhtar was alive and "leading the battles" and would post a message himself soon. A French soldier and 15 Islamist fighters were killed in heavy battles with Islamist forces holed up in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains. The Malian army said it killed 52 Islamist rebels east of Gao.
