Mali President Excludes Outside Help in Fighting Al Qaeda

Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure defended the African country’s strategy against al-Qaeda, saying foreign assistance isn’t needed to fight the terrorist network.

“The joint operation against terrorism on the Mali-Mauritania border is led by Mali,” Toure said yesterday in Bamako, the capital. Mali doesn’t need foreign military help to battle al-Qaeda, he said, adding that “this would be the worst solution.”