Gains Of Mali's Tuareg Rebels Appear Permanent, Analysts Say -- L.A. TimesEven if they never win international recognition, their battlefield successes have in effect partitioned the West African nation.
It took just a few months of combat for Tuareg rebels in Mali, battle-hardened by their time fighting for Libya's late leader Moammar Kadafi, to achieve a century-old dream: conquering a huge swath of northern Mali that they see as their homeland.
Even if the rebels never win international recognition, their battlefield successes have in effect partitioned the West African nation. Neither the country's new military junta nor leaders of neighboring nations appear capable of overturning the recent gains by the rebels, analysts say.
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