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Tuareg

Nomadic rebels in Mali, Niger, and Algeria

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Stats:

Fund for Peace (FfP) Failed States Index: 94.5 Alert (worst is 120)
HIIK Conflict Barometer 2008: 4
WFP Hunger Map: 32 % undernourished
International Crisis Group Crisis Watch: Unchanged

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allafrica.com Mali: Political Paralysis Follows Coup, Northern Rebellion 05/19
voanews.com West African Mediators, Mali Militants Open Talks 05/18
strategypage.com POTENTIAL HOT SPOTS: Unrest In the Mali Islamic Republic 05/18
africanpress.me Uneasy calm in Sebha after clashes 05/17
csmonitor.com West African group mulls intervention in Mali 05/17
allafrica.com Mali: Terrorists and Uncertainty Flourish in North 05/17
bbc.co.uk Mali coup: Tuaregs tell of ethnic attacks 05/17
modernghana.com Mali mediator in talks with rebels in north: official 05/17
aljazeera.com Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali 05/16
amnesty.org.uk Mali's worst human rights situation in 50 years, warns Amnesty 05/16
modernghana.com Mali president rejects proposal for new caretaker head 05/16
edition.cnn.com Mali facing deep crisis, Amnesty International says 05/16
turkishweekly.net Mali Faces Worst Crisis in 50 Years: Rights Group 05/16
timeslive.co.za 'Mali is now facing its worst crisis since independence': Amnesty 05/16
mcclatchydc.com Amnesty International report says Mali facing its worst crisis in 50 years 05/16
af.reuters.com UPDATE 1-Several killed in Libya desert town clash 05/16
bbc.co.uk Seven die in south Libya clash 05/16
aljazeera.com Deadly clashes in Libyan border town 05/16
af.reuters.com Nomads, locals clash in Libya desert town-officials 05/16
dw.de Rebels and soldiers accused of rights violations in Mali 05/16
boston.com Amnesty Int'l: Mali suffering its 'worst crisis' 05/16
english.alarabiya.net Clashes in Libyan oasis town kill seven, wound more than 20 05/16
globalsecurity.org Rights Group: Mali Facing 'Worst Crisis Since Independence' 05/16
globalsecurity.org US Says Mali and Guinea Bissau Must Return to Civilian Rule 05/16
mg.co.za Malians riot as rebels impose Sharia law 05/16
allafrica.com Libya: Uneasy Calm in Sebha After Clashes 05/15
english.alarabiya.net Nomads and locals clash in Libya desert town: officials 05/15
english.alarabiya.net Clashes in Libyan oasis town kill seven, wound more than 20 05/15
speroforum.com Libya: Uneasy calm in Sebha after clashes 05/14
modernghana.com Northern Mali residents protest against armed groups 05/14
irinnews.org LIBYA: Uneasy calm in Sebha after clashes 05/13
spiegel.de Disaster in the Sahel: Fighting in Mali Adds Chaos to Troubled African Region 05/11
realclearworld.com Mali Fighting Fuels African Chaos 05/11
modernghana.com Mali Islamist in talks to free Algeria hostages 05/11
dw.de UN: Prisoners still face torture in post-Gadhafi Libya 05/10
mmegi.bw Rebels burn World Heritage site- Timbuktu tomb 05/10
un.org Children in Mali suffering from triple disaster, warns UNICEF 05/09
mmegi.bw Rebels burn World Heritage site- Timbuktu tomb 05/09
worldpoliticsreview.com The Origins and Consequences of Tuareg Nationalism 05/09
mmegi.bw Rebels burn World Heritage site- Timbuktu tomb 05/08
turkishweekly.net Malian Refugees in Mauritania Live in Difficult Conditions 05/07
allafrica.com Mali: Islamists Burn World Heritage Site in Timbuktu 05/07
allafrica.com West Africa: UNHCR and WFP Chiefs Highlight Plight of Mali Refugees in Niger 05/07
upi.com Timbuktu sites attacked 05/07
boston.com Schools reopen in Mali's Islamist-held Timbuktu 05/07
upi.com Timbuktu on edge after militants burn tomb 05/06
modernghana.com AU renews call for Mali junta to step down 05/06
edition.cnn.com Rebels burn Timbuktu World Heritage site 05/06
bbc.co.uk Fighters 'burn' Mali saint's tomb 05/06
modernghana.com North African fighters joining AQIM in Mali 05/06
allafrica.com West Africa: Ecowas Softens on Regional Crises But Holds Big Stick 05/06
ipsnews.net GUINEA-BISSAU-MALI: ECOWAS Talking Softer, But Still Holding Big Stick 05/05
reuters.com Mali Islamists attack UNESCO holy site in Timbuktu 05/05
france24.com Al-Qaeda dominates north Mali, desecrates Timbuktu tomb 05/05
csmonitor.com West African bloc prepares to send troops into Mali and Guinea-Bissau 05/04
modernghana.com Mali, Guinea Bissau face more sanctions 05/04
ipsnews.net Child Soldiers Used in Mali Conflict 05/04
doctorswithoutborders.org MSF Battles Malnutrition and Disease Across a Swathe of West and Central Africa 05/03
af.reuters.com Tuareg uprising in Mali threatens neighbour Niger 05/03
allafrica.com Taming an Ill - Wind 05/03
thecuttingedgenews.com The Arab Winter in Libya - Moammar Gadhafi is Gone, but his Missiles Continue to Destabilize North Africa 05/03
modernghana.com W.African troops to be deployed if Mali requests: statement 05/03
sahelblog.wordpress.com Mali: More on Law-and-Order Islamism 05/03
reuters.com ECOWAS warn Mali, Bissau juntas, prepares troops 05/03
ww4report.com Mali: continued fighting in the capital; war crimes in the north 05/02
af.reuters.com Mali junta foils counter-coup bid 05/02
foxnews.com In N. Mali, Islamists flex muscles, banning booze, uncovered women and whipping violators 05/02
turkishweekly.net Mali Junta Averts Countercoup Attempt 05/02
ch16.org Arms control and conflict in the Sahel region; where’s the link? 05/02
strategypage.com POTENTIAL HOT SPOTS: Mali Awaits Foreign Invasion 05/02
modernghana.com Islamists demand 45 mln euros for hostages 05/02
boston.com Islamists ban booze, uncovered women in N. Mali 05/02
modernghana.com Mali ex-junta says counter-coup defeated 05/01
allafrica.com Before Sending Troops to Mali 05/01
reuters.com Mali junta foils counter-coup bid 05/01
allafrica.com Mali: Nation Heading Closer to Civil War 05/01
euronews.com Mali's junta battles against a counter coup 05/01
csmonitor.com Coup and counter-coup: Mali's military junta retains control of capital 05/01
modernghana.com Mali junta says counter-coup defeated 05/01
telegraph.co.uk Mali counter-coup fails 05/01
dw.de Mali junta claims counter-coup quashed 05/01
hrw.org Mali: War Crimes by Northern Rebels 04/30
boston.com Report: Algerian forces kill 20 alleged militants 04/30
modernghana.com 'War crimes' reported in Mali's lawless north 04/30
telegraph.co.uk Five killed by motorcycle-riding suicide bombers in Nigeria 04/30
foxnews.com Human rights group says all sides committed rights abuses in northern Mali 04/30
upi.com HRW documents abuses in Mali 04/30
ipsnews.net Mali Heading Closer to Civil War 04/30
voanews.com Rights Group Reports Evidence of War Crimes in Mali 04/30
voanews.com Gunfire Erupts in Mali 04/30
modernghana.com Deadly clashes in Mali between junta, presidential guard 04/30
ndtv.com Six killed in Nigeria university attack 04/29
english.alarabiya.net New Mali militia leaves Timbuktu to ‘avoid bloodbath’ 04/28
allafrica.com West Africa: France to Support Ecowas Troops in Mali, Guinea Bissau 04/28
euronews.com ECOWAS forces to guarantee civilian rule in Mali and Guinea Bissau 04/27
news24.com New armed group takes control of Timbuktu 04/27
modernghana.com New armed Arab group takes control of Timbuktu 04/27
modernghana.com West African bloc to send troops to Mali, G.Bissau 04/27
voanews.com Mali Youth Group Warns Against Inaction Against Rebels in North 04/27
hosted.ap.org Spotlight on leader of Islamist group in Mali 04/27