Northern Malian self-defense militias are uniting and training young men and women how to fight, as they prepare for a future offensive to the North.
Mali's Self Defense Militias
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Women members of a self-defense militia calling itself the FLN (Front for the Liberation of the North) train in Sevare, about 600 kms (400 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, July 11, 2012.
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Women members of a self-defense militia calling itself the FLN (Front for the Liberation of the North) train in Sevare, about 600 kms (400 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, July 11, 2012.
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Members of a self-defense militia calling itself the FLN (Front for the Liberation of the North) train in Sevare, about 600 kms (400 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, July 11, 2012.
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People attend a training session at the FLN movement (North Liberation Forces) camp in Sevare September 24, 2012.