Al-Qaeda-Linked Militants Claim Torture by Mali Army
Three arrested in Timbuktu make claim
Praises the French for their intervention
Say they were subjected to a procedure similar to waterboarding
Interim president says no, but French officials would like to see reconciliation
Wants to handover to African troops
Latest victory in fight against Islamist fighters
Obama's inauguration speech drops hints at further overseas involvement.
Up to 40 military advisers will track Malian forces
Says he is "keen" to assist further with the intervention in Mali
French and Malian forces recently entered the town
Adds that their response was too slow
Offensive against Islamist militants in the north continues
At least 39 foreign hostages were killed by terrorists in Algeria, and the reason why shouldn't be a mystery.
No word on what American special forces are up to
Can't train "values, ethics and a military ethos" in a one day seminar though
Refugees appear to be being brutalized by both sides
Say they bombed a major Al-Qaeda base outside Timbuktu as well
Claims they're the same folks provided arms to oust Qaddafi
Says summary executions have been carried out
More troops than the 3,300 troops already planned may be needed
Says counterterrorism judge
Residents say militants have fled or are hiding as civilians
West African nations expected to commit 3,000 more soldiers