They have won the battle, and now Tuareg rebels
are consolidating their gains by setting up a 28-member Transitional Council.
No body has recognised the new government, with some actively opposing it,
including Mali, the African Union, and the Economic Community of West African
States. ECOWAS is already preparing to send in a military force of 3,000
troops, and it is asking the United Nations for permission and support.
Diplomats said they need to know more about the mission's objectives, strategy,
and who will pay for it. Despite that, ECOWAS says the soldiers will be sent in
soon. Furthermore, the Tuareg rebels face another challenge, from armed
Salafist groups. These religious conservatives reject the plans for Azawad to
be a secular state, wanting a government based on Islamic law instead. Al
Jazeera's Will Jordan reports.
Video courtesy of Aljazeera English.
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