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MAURITANIA: Military launches anti-terrorist units amid donor cutbacks

irinnews.org - ATAR Friday, November 28, 2008 (IRIN) - Mauritanian army leaders are cautioning donors that have cut military aid after a 6 August coup that the country's military cannot fight suspected terrorists alone, and that northern communities may pay the price for lack of preparedness. The Algeria-based extremist Islamist group, Al-Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb, has claimed responsibility for a deadly 14 September military convoy attack outside the northern town of Tourine that killed 11 soldiers and...» view full story
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