Topics: DTIC Archive, AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIR FORCE RESEARCH INST, *INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AFRICA,...
Since the January 2012 combined Tuareg-Jihadist offensive and the March 2012 military coup, the international community had been elaborating a gradual and comprehensive response to the political, military and humanitarian aspects of the Malian crisis. In January 2013, however, France responded to the Jihadist attack against the frontline towns of Konna and Sevare by launching offensive operations against the Salafist bases in Gao, Timbuktu, and Kidal. This unanticipated development has...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA, *MILITARY OPERATIONS, *TERRORISM, *WEST...