Voice of America (VOA), a US government-funded media service, reported that the US military was prepared to carry out air strikes against groups linked to al-Qaida in the border region between Algeria and Mali. According to the report, US military personnel in Mali called for a US air strike against a suspected terrorist target in northern Mali. The proposed bombing mission was scrapped when the target could not be confirmed, but VOA cited anonymous military sources as saying that such air strikes remained an ‘active option’.
All a little worrying and not something you'd want to get caught up in!
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