Mali Islamists stone unmarried couple to death

Some 82 civilians and soldiers were summarily executed, France said earlier
this year, accusing the rebels of using al-Qaeda style tactics.

The Tuareg rebellion sparked a coup d’etat in March by angry and overwhelmed
soldiers, but the chaos only allowed the desert nomads and Islamists
fighting on their flanks to seize the country’s north, an area larger than
France.

The Islamist groups, which experts say are acting under the aegis of Al-Qaeda
in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have since chased out the Tuareg separatists
and are firmly in control of the region.

AQIM allies Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith) are holding Aguelhok.

In Timbuktu they have also implemented strict Islamic law, and have destroyed
ancient World Heritage sites which they consider idolatrous.

Source: AFP

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