A "mystery" missile attack in Mali's breakaway province of Azawad killed seven al-Qaeda members last week, reported Magharebia, a news outlet run by United States AFRICOM.
The raid targeted a convoy of four vehicles belonging to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Several other militants received "serious" wounds and were being treated at a hospital in Timbuktu.
The attack came after unidentified recon airplanes were reported above Timbuktu.
"The planes that carried out the attack on the terrorists have something to do with the plane that was seen in Timbuktu sky last Thursday," a Touareg soldier told Magharebia.
Algerian al-Khabar reported Western Special Ops forces and transport networks in the region in anticipation of air raids on the al-Qaeda affiliated rebels.
The Washington Post also reported on expanded United States intelligence-gathering operations in both sub-Saharan and North Africa by establishing a network of air bases for spying on terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab, Boko Harem, AQIM, and even AQAP in nearby Yemen, as well as tracking down Joseph Kony.
An alliance of Touareg and Islamist rebels took control over northern Mali after a coup destabilized the African country's central government in April. The Islamists quickly marginalized the Touareg rebels, declared independence for Azawad, or "free country," and imposed shariah over the territory.
The international community is concerned about the strengthening of al-Qaeda-allied Ansar al-Din in Mali and the influx of regional militants to Azawad.
"We are very worried by what is happening in Mali and its impact on the region," said UN Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. "We need to create the right conditions to avoid this crisis becoming a threat to global security."
Azawad is a "risk to peace and security all over the world," said Guterres.
The raid targeted a convoy of four vehicles belonging to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Several other militants received "serious" wounds and were being treated at a hospital in Timbuktu.
The attack came after unidentified recon airplanes were reported above Timbuktu.
"The planes that carried out the attack on the terrorists have something to do with the plane that was seen in Timbuktu sky last Thursday," a Touareg soldier told Magharebia.
Algerian al-Khabar reported Western Special Ops forces and transport networks in the region in anticipation of air raids on the al-Qaeda affiliated rebels.
The Washington Post also reported on expanded United States intelligence-gathering operations in both sub-Saharan and North Africa by establishing a network of air bases for spying on terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab, Boko Harem, AQIM, and even AQAP in nearby Yemen, as well as tracking down Joseph Kony.
An alliance of Touareg and Islamist rebels took control over northern Mali after a coup destabilized the African country's central government in April. The Islamists quickly marginalized the Touareg rebels, declared independence for Azawad, or "free country," and imposed shariah over the territory.
The international community is concerned about the strengthening of al-Qaeda-allied Ansar al-Din in Mali and the influx of regional militants to Azawad.
"We are very worried by what is happening in Mali and its impact on the region," said UN Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. "We need to create the right conditions to avoid this crisis becoming a threat to global security."
Azawad is a "risk to peace and security all over the world," said Guterres.
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