A northern Africa expert predicted al Qaeda could return to northern Mali “tomorrow” as he painted a dire picture of the beleaguered state during a Monday afternoon event.
The outgoing head of U.S. Africa Command said Thursday that the best the United States can hope for in northern Mali is the “containment” of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), not the eradication of the terrorist group.
President Barack Obama faces manifold threats and challenges, foreign and domestic, as he begins his second term in office.
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