Thousands of Refugees Flee Northern Mali

Author:
Mohammed Adow/AlJazeera English
Publisher:
AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
25 January 2013
Tags:
Mali, Refugees and Displacement, Arms and Military Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security

Hundreds of thousands of Malians are now fleeing rebel-held areas in the north. The UN expects as many as 700,000 civilians will be displaced by the fighting. Many will arrive in neighbouring Mauritania, where refugee camps are already dangerously overcrowded. Mohammed Adow reports from the border with Mauritania.

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