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United States Provides Military Support to French Operations Against Militants in Mali

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 107 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 466 - 468
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2013

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References

1 Adam Nossiter, Leaders of Mali’s Military Coup Seem to Have Uncertain Grasp on Power, N.Y. Times, Mar. 24, 2012, at A8. For an overview of the political and military situation in Mali, see Alexis Arieff, Crisis in Mali, Cong. Res. Serv. Rep. R42664 (2013), available at http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42664.pdf.

2 SC Res. 2085 (Dec. 20, 2012).

3 Id., para. 9.

3 Rick Gladstone, U.N. Panel Votes to Help Mali’s Army Oust Islamists, N.Y. Times, Dec. 21, 2012, at A6.

5 Adam Nossiter & Neil MacFarquhar, On the Groundin Mali, French and Local Troops Confront Islamist Forces, N.Y. Times, Jan. 17, 2013, at A12; Sudarsan Raghavan, French Troops Join Mali in Fighting Militants, Wash. Post, Jan. 18, 2013, at A10; Krista Larson, Islamists Launch Surprise Strike on Malian City Retaken by Troops, Wash. Post, Feb. 11, 2013, at A9.

6 Anne Gearan, Karen DeYoung & Craig Whitlock, U.S. Weighs Military Aid for France in Mali, Wash. Post, Jan 16, 2013, at A1; Jim Garamone, Dempsey: France Requests U.S. Enablers for Forces in Mali, Am. Forces Press Serv., Jan. 17, 2013, at http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=119032.

7 Anne Gearan & Craig Whitlock, Panetta: U.S. Can Clear Legal Hurdles, Help France in Mali, Wash. Post, Jan. 17, 2013, at A10.

8 Arieff, supra note 1, at 15 n.58.

9 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-74, 125 Stat. 786 (2011).

10 Ernesto Londoño, U.S. Broadens Aid to France in Mali, Wash.Post, Jan. 27, 2103, at A9; see Karen DeYoung, U.S. Aid to France for Mali Operations Clears Legal Hurdles, Wash. Post, Jan. 26, 2013, at A7.

11 French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Briefing, Mali—Emergency Meeting of the United Nations Security Council (Jan. 11, 2013), at http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/mali-224/events-2627/article/mali-emergency-meeting-of-the.

12 Claudette Roulo, Air Force Continues Supportto France in Mali, Am. Forces Press Serv., Jan. 29, 2013, at http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=119135.

13 White House Press Release, Letter from the President—Concerning Niger (Feb. 22, 2013), at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/22/letter-president-concerning-niger; see Craig Whitlock, U.S. Seeks New Drone Base to Bolster Spying in Africa, Wash. Post, Jan. 29, 2013, at A7; Eric Schmitt & Scott Sayare, U.S. Troops at Drone Base in West Africa, N.Y. Times, Feb, 23, 2013, at A4; Craig Whitlock, U.S. Troops Setting Up Drone Base in Niger, Wash. Post, Feb. 23, 2013, at A1.