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February 16, 2013

Dissident Mali army unit to be dispersed by March: official
Bamako (AFP) Feb 15, 2013
An elite army unit loyal to Mali's ousted president that has clashed repeatedly with rival units since his ouster will be dispersed by March, the crisis-torn country's government said Friday. Most "Red Beret" paratroopers have refused to obey an order absorbing them into other units to fight Islamist rebels who seized northern Mali in the wake of a coup in March last year. A week ago gunfire broke out as tensions boiled over between rival "Green Beret" units and paratroopers who had refused to b ... read more

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