Mali: No fusion between tuareg of National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad (MNLA) and Ansar Dine, group linked to al-Qaeda
Fourty-eight hours after its announcement, fusion’s project between tuareg rebels and islamist group Ansar Dine in northern Mali has been blocked yesterday evening because of basic disagreements, including application of islamic law.
“We have refused to approve the final statement, because it is different from memorandum of agreement we had signed”, said Ibrahim Assaley of Mali: National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad (MNLA), the tuareg rebellion.