Original Article Post Date:
Mon, 22/10/2012
France pressing for Western military intervention in Mali, claim sources
JOSEPH FITSANAKIS
OCTOBER 23, 2012
The government of France is holding secret talks with American and other Western officials to explore options for a concerted military intervention in Mali, according to diplomatic sources. A Tuareg rebellion in the northern part of Mali, which began earlier this year, culminated in the unilateral declaration of the Independent State of Azawad.