November 28, 2013
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Mali islamists retake town of douentza Bamako(Reuters) -Islamists in mali have
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flash dry fight a local militia trying to wrest back control of the
rebel-Held north, fighters on both sides said on sunday. A mix of islamists
control the northern two-Thirds of mali, having hijacked a rebellion initially
launched in january by secular tuareg rebels seeking independence. Meanwhile,
regional military powerhouse algeria said it was checking reports of the
execution of one of its diplomats held by the same islamist group, mujwa, which
has strong links with al qaeda in the region. The hostage crisis and fall of
douentza, 800 kilometres(500 miles)Northeast of the capital bamako, illustrate
the challenges mali's government and countries in the region face in securing a
deal with or defeating islamists occupying the desert north. Oumar ould hamaha,
a senior islamist speaking on behalf of mujwa, said they took control of the
town after fighters of the ganda izo militia missed http://www.nwpss.co.uk/ a deadline to
disarm. "Our men came to disarm all those who are armed.Our aim is not to go as
far as bamako,"He said. Ibrahim maiga, a ganda izo leader, confirmed his men had
been overpowered without a fight and blamed the rout on a defection in their
ranks. Mali's army has been in tatters since its hierarchy crumbled during a
coup to oust the country's president in march.Efforts to tackle the crisis have
also been complicated by gunmen shifting from one group to the other and the
islamists' holding a number of hostages. Ani, a mauritanian news agency that
follows security issues, reported it had received a statement from mujwa saying
it had killed one of four diplomats it held as algeria had not met a deadline
for demands it set. However, the news agency also issued a contradictory report
in Nwpss french saying the deadline
had been extended. Algeria's foreign ministry issued a statement on sunday
saying that the statements"Were being studied to check their authenticity".
Mujwa was not immediately available to confirm the report. Algeria has by far
the region's biggest armed forces and has been critical of mali's handling of
the islamist threat in recent years but, so far, algiers has been reluctant to
intervene outside its borders. Mali's army said it removed president amadou
toumani toure partly over his handling of the northern rebellion.But since they
came to power they have been accused of meddling in politics rather than
preparing a counterattack. West africa's regional bloc ecowas also wants to
deploy troops to mali, but planning has dragged on for months due to the lack of
funds and disagreement over what the mission should be. As a result, local hopes
have been pinned on ragtag local militia like the ganda izo, which have been
recruiting and training local youth but lack weapons and basic equipment.
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