Map of Mali showing the northern half of the country controlled by Islamists and Tuareg rebels. Mali's Tuareg rebels clashed overnight with their former Islamist allies, witnesses said Friday, after the two groups fell out over forming a breakaway state in the northern desert region they control.
Did The US Launch A Drone Strike On AQIM In Northern Mali? -- Threat Matrix
According to Magharebia, a "mystery airstrike" targeted a convoy of the "Yahya About al Hammam Brigade," a unit of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb operating in northern Mali, and killed seven fighters. An excerpt of the article is reproduced below, but read the whole thing.
Two US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal who are involved in the targeting of al Qaeda operatives worldwide would neither confirm nor deny the reported strike.
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My Comment: If this story is true .... that a U.S. drone strike was conducted in northern Mali .... makes me ask the following question. From what military base or airfield did this drone come from since there are no U.S. bases in the region.