{"id":2038,"date":"2013-02-10T22:32:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T03:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2013-02-10T22:32:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T03:32:30","slug":"mali-gets-its-first-suicide-bomber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/02\/10\/mali-gets-its-first-suicide-bomber\/","title":{"rendered":"Mali Gets Its First Suicide Bomber"},"content":{"rendered":"

After French forces changed the dynamic of the conflict in Mali, it has now taken on another new, and sadly\u00c2\u00a0predictable, turn\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsuicide attacks.\u00c2\u00a0A\u00c2\u00a0Tuareg militant blew himself up next to a group Malian soliders on Friday<\/a>, but fortunately he only killed himself and injured just one. It’s the first suicide attack in Mali since French forces joined the fight against Islamic militants last month.<\/p>\n

It probably won’t be the last, either. For the first 10 months or so of the rebellious conflict that began last spring, it’s been a series of battles<\/a> between armed militant groups and poorly-trained, but better armed Malian soliders. That meant skirmishes that more closely resembled a traditional\u00c2\u00a0guerrilla\u00c2\u00a0war. However, as we’ve seen in Afghanistan, Iraq, and even Pakistan and Yemen, as Western forces take over the conflict, they can overwhelm and scatter the insurgents<\/a>, which is when they begin to rely<\/a> on suicide attacks, IEDs, and other tactics that don’t require a stand-up fight against a much stronger force.<\/p>\n

If that patten happens in Mali, France may soon find itself in a situation that will feel very\u00c2\u00a0similar\u00c2\u00a0to Americans, as they watch a traditional shooting war turn into a peacekeeping and counter-terrorism operation<\/a>. And just like the American military in Afghanistan and Iraq found out, those are much harder<\/a> to extract yourself from<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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via The Atlantic Wire http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/c\/35094\/f\/648528\/s\/285e03b5\/l\/0L0Stheatlanticwire0N0Cglobal0C20A130C0A20Cmail0Egets0Eits0Efirst0Esuicide0Ebomber0C619350C\/ia1.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After French forces changed the dynamic of the conflict in Mali, it has now taken on another new, and sadly\u00c2\u00a0predictable, turn\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsuicide attacks.\u00c2\u00a0A\u00c2\u00a0Tuareg militant blew himself up next to a group Malian soliders on Friday, but fortunately he only killed himself and injured just one. It’s the first suicide attack in Mali since French forces joined … <\/p>\n

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