Detail Sand on Their Boots; The Intervention in Mali   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8820 (Jan. 2013), page 21-22. Topik: Rebel Fighters; International Intervention; Internal Conflict Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.75 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel The French action in Mali seems to be working--so far Surrounded by rice fields and fishing boats, the mud-built town of Diabaly sits in the agricultural heartland of Mali. It also sits athwart the road from the Mauritanian border to one of Mali's few big bridges across the river Niger, and on a back route north to the historic city of Timbuktu, which makes it something of a strategic crossroads. On January 14th rebel fighters who have held the north of the country for more than nine months pushed south and took the town, screeching into the streets in dozens of pickup trucks mounted with heavy machineguns, killing Malian soldiers as they went. The rebels' move was apparently a response to the French ground and air intervention which began on January 11th, known as Operation Serval. Its ultimate objective is, in President Francois Hollande's words, to "restore Mali's territorial integrity"-- meaning to oust the Islamist forces that combined with rebellious Tuaregs to conquer the country's sparsely populated north last year. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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