The main Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group in Mali struck a forceful blow to the ruling junta when it hit highly sensitive military targets in the capital Bamako, underscoring its two-pronged strategy of territorial expansion and harassment, experts say.
“I would hope [Mali] realise[s] they need to reconsider their options because their counter terrorism is not working,” Tammy Palacios, [Fellow] at the Modern War Institute at the United States’ West Point military academy, said.
“They will face further instability from these groups if they don’t consider perhaps international partnerships.”
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