Mali's Jihadists Draw Strength from Peace Deal Delays, Army Says

Delays in implementing the security measures of a Mali peace deal signed last year is making it harder for the army to counter resurgent jihadist groups, an army chief of the West African country said Monday. Islamist militants linked to al-Qaida who seized urban centers in Mali's desert north in 2012 were scattered by French forces a year later. But their insurgency is now intensifying and risks spilling into previously stable neighbors, despite efforts by French and Malian forces to...

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