Source: Reuters - AlertNet
Country: Mali
'Winning the peace' as challenging as eradicating rebels
France, allies press for inclusive dialogue, elections
Revolt, Islamist occupation stirred anti-Tuareg animosity
Meddling military could still muddy political scenario
By Pascal Fletcher
BAMAKO, March 6 (Reuters) - When former colonial power France sent warplanes and troops to Mali on January 11 in a historic intervention, it did not just halt a menacing advance on the capital Bamako by Islamist rebels allied to al Qaeda.
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