With no end-game in sight U. S. moves cautiously on Mali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is responding cautiously to Mali’s widening civil war, hoping to limit U. S. exposure even as French troops go on the offensive against Islamist rebels in the African country and U. S. citizens are caught up in a hostage crisis unfolding in neighboring Algeria. The escalation of fighting in northern Mali, where West African troops are joining French soldiers battling al Qaeda-inspired rebels, has emerged as the first foreign policy flashpoint facing U. S. President Barack Obama as he begins his second term next week. . . .
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