Thousands Flee Fighting in N. Mali

The United Nations says it is investigating reports of serious human rights abuses in northern Mali following clashes this week between separatist rebels and pro-government militias. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali said Friday that a team has been deployed to the northern town of Tin Hama to "establish the facts." The country's main Tuareg-led rebel alliance, the Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA), said the Malian army executed nine civilians in Tin Hama on...

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