Two rebel groups have united in Mali and agreed to enact a “moderate Islamist state.”
A March 22 coup divided the country into two opposing rebel groups, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, or MNLA, and Ansar Dine.
Ansar Dine supported an Islamist state while MNLA declared an independent country, Azawad.
The two have agreed to work together to form a democratic and moderate state.
However some fear the coalition will not hold, and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS issued a statement against the alliance.
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Liz Leslie is a journalist based in Bloomington, Indiana. As an associate Web producer for WFIU, Liz maintains the Muslim Voices Twitter and Facebook as well as writes for the blog. She also contributes to Earth Eats.
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