From Downunder

Another war is about to start; now it’s in Northern Africa.  Al-Qaida affiliated groups are starting to control Northern Mali. The African Union has requested 3,200 troops to push al-Qaida out of Mali. The request was sent to the United Nations Security Council and they have 45 days to help develop a plan that will push al-Qaida out of the area. The United States, France and Britain have all agreed that they will support the African Army but the African Army has to led the invasion.

I believe this is news worthy because the United States has already agreed to support the African Army with logistical support. Also this looks like the African Army will be needing help because they are only requesting 3,200 troops to solve a problem that the United States have been trying to solve for the last decade and we are using a lot more then 3,200 troops.  This could mean that thousands of U.S. troops could be put on standby to be sent over to African to support their military.  The United States could be going into another war when we have not even finished our own war we started a decade ago.

This article was a short one but it looked like the author is just getting all the key information out to the public so they know what is going to happen in the near future.  This story was also laid out nicely by telling the reader what the problem was and what the African Union is doing about it and how they plan to solve the problem. Over all, this story is a starter story for a much bigger conflict that is to come.

http://news.yahoo.com/3-200-african-troops-needed-fight-rebels-islamist-224647539.html

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