A great article by Robert Worth on the dangers and consequences of events taking place in North Africa. It is indicative that even countries like Mali have become havens for Jihadists and their reach is wide as crossing borders and chaos increases.

"The crisis in Mali is not likely to end soon, with the militants ensconcing themselves among local people and digging fortifications. It could also test the fragile new governments of Libya and its neighbors, in a region where any Western military intervention arouses bitter colonial memories and provides a rallying cry for Islamists."

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