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Sunday, April 22, 2012

The 200

Speaking of sacrificial vanguards:

About 200 soldiers claiming to be government loyalists have moved back into northern Mali saying they will fight to take it back from Tuareg-led separatist and Islamist rebels that routed the army across the region three weeks ago.

"The 200" isn't as inspiring as they might hope.

I'll be shocked if Mali or even ECOWAS manages to put an offensive together any time soon without a core of French troops.