Mali Crisis: 'Foreign Fighters Come To Help Islamists' -- BBC
Foreign fighters have arrived in a town in northern Mali, Gao's exiled mayor has told the BBC, confirming reports of an influx of jihadists to the north.
Sadou Diallo said between 60 and 100 Algerians and Sahrawis had come into the town about four or five days ago.
A resident in Timbuktu told the AFP news agency on Monday that Sudanese Islamists had arrived over the weekend.
Plans are under way for military intervention after Islamists took over northern Mali earlier this year.
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