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Since the coup, rebels have taken over the towns of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal |
According to an article by PARIS (AP) published on nbc12.com, France's defense minister announced that the U.N. Security Council in coming days will pass a resolution approving a multinational African force to help stabilize troubled Mali.
France-Culture radio also quotes Jean-Yves Le Drian, as saying the resolution will be adopted before Christmas. Separately Monday, the French and Malian foreign ministers met in Paris - in part to discuss the resolution.
Recent dilemma shows that, Mali is divided between a fragile caretaker government in the south where a military junta toppled the elected leadership in March - and al-Qaida-linked rebels who control the north.