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Attacked a popular restaurant in the capital that killed at least five people. so this is a country that has had a tesch length past, particularly with al qaeda affiliated rebels in the northern part of the country, joe. >> ayman, do you know how much of an american presence, how much of a european presence there is in the capital and in mali in general? >> well, and mali in general. >> we have a general picture, not sure how many were at the hotel. we can tell you heres what we hear from offici...

And they havent seen much help, that now theyve become full-fledged jihadis. very difficult to know where this is going. >> thats part of the issue. whether or not the u.s. or other allies jump in and try to intervene. because its very nebulous. its very -- we dont know who wed be harming, ultimately. >> this war, morphs, i would argue, every three to six months. so you had a year plus ago, you know, farmers and engineers and defected soldiers just looking for shotguns to defend their villages. ...

They didnt start providing the support that might have made a difference early on. i hope its not too late. but, you know, possibly better late than never, but im afraid it may be a little too little, too late. >> what should be the limits on u.s. support? >> well, lets start with trying to secure a safe haven for the good rebels, the ones that are vetted, that actually are, you know, pro-democracy as opposed to the al qaeda affiliated rebels and, you know, its looking like well probably initiat...

And that is what led the french government at the time to support a military campaign. now, since that military coup, the government has been reinstated to a democratical transitional government although many believe that the military still controls power, but right now it seems that they have managed to retake control of the north, they still struggle with some of these al qaeda affiliated rebels, but for the most part, since that french military campaign, the northern part of the country has o...