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Why Mali's Tuareg are lying low
The jihadis who melted away as French forces moved into northern Mali first got a foothold there by joining a separatist rebellion of the nomadic Tuareg people. Many Tuareg, including those who ...
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Drone strikes by Mali's military regime kills 8 Tuareg leaders in the country's north
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Drone strikes by Mali's military regime killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders in the town of Tinzaouatine in the north of the country, a rebel spokesman said Sunday. It was the ...
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Lost Lords of the Sahara
This genetic grab bag suggests one of the riddles of the Tuareg, who have always considered themselves a people apart yet for centuries took slaves from other desert tribes and intermarried with ...
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Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters
The UN estimates that 33,000 people have fled. Timbuktu was occupied by Tuareg rebels following an uprising by separatists in 2012, but they were quickly pushed side by al-Qaeda-linked Islamic ...