[Daily Nation (Kenya)] - Radical groups including members of Al-Qaeda's north Africa branch took control of Mali's vast desert north amid the chaos that followed a March coup led by junior army officers
- European leaders have vowed to back a proposed African force that may be sent to flush out the Islamists, but have said their support will not include EU combat troops
- The Economic Community of West African States, which includes Benin, has said it is ready to send a force to Mali, but several factors have delayed deployment
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