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Yonah Alexander, Director
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Daily Terrorism Weather
31 March – 2 April 2012
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Al-Qaeda unlikely to profit from Mali rebellion: experts
Date: April 2, 2012
Author: AFP
Islamists played a part in the Tuareg rebellion that captured northern Mali in a lightning
advance, but experts say Al-Qaeda s local franchise can not expect to benefit greatly from the
revolt.
The ethnic rebels have clearly been the big winners in the recent fighting, taking advantage of
a power vacuum that emerged after soldiers in the capital Bamako toppled Mali s
democratically elected leader on March 22.
"For the moment, this is all about the rise of the Tuaregs.
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