The Mauritanian army has launched an offensive against al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The fighting spilled over into northern Mali at Hassissidi. "We are presently in Malian territory and engaged in full combat," Mauritanian security sources stated. Niger and Algerian sources have seen seven kidnapped foreign nationals, including five French nationals, being taken into Mali.
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