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As French troop drawdown looms, Malian army still in crisis
Bamako (AFP) Feb 22, 2013
As France pushes ahead with plans to start withdrawing its troops from Mali next month despite continuing Islamist attacks, military leaders from both countries admit the Malian army is in crisis and not ready to take over. Mali's military has been at the centre of the nation's unravelling, which began with a northern separatist rebellion launched in January 2012 and shows little sign of easing after Al Qaeda-linked extremists on Thursday carried out a guerrilla assault on the largest city in the no ... read more

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