| Topic: | Now Mali:Why is it only Israel that daily makes the news re 'genocide'? | |
| Posted by: | John Hawkes | |
| Date/Time: | 17/09/25 14:27:00 |
| No IDF involvement ! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c708n1ry8k4o 'Mali's military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by Islamist militants on major highways where lorry drivers have been facing ambushes and arson attacks. In a rare acknowledgement of the seriousness of the situation affecting the landlocked country, Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga has said measures are under way to improve security on the routes. The blockade - a potentially serious escalation of Mali's jihadist insurgency - is particularly affecting the supply of fuel, which could cripple the country. The Sahel region of West Africa is known as the epicentre of global terrorism, accounting for more than 50% of all terrorism-related deaths. Several analysts say the aim of the al-Qaeda-linked militants is to impose a blockade of the capital, Bamako.' |