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3. Like the Kurds, their ethnic group spans multiple countries

Sun Apr 1, 2012, 08:35 PM

Apr 2012

The war in Libya is one motivation for the renewed Taureg assertiveness.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people

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Timbuktu falls to Tuareg rebels amid post-coup chaos [View all] FarCenter Apr 2012 OP

I am so amazed to know knowbody0 Apr 2012 #1

Maybe there'll be a bit of realignment. Igel Apr 2012 #2

Like the Kurds, their ethnic group spans multiple countries FarCenter Apr 2012 #3

Well, the West does love to just ignore Africa. harmonicon Apr 2012 #8

That coup is becoming a cluster**** for Mali. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #6