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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
US Tries to Fight Terror in Mali Without Funding Mali's Military 美国帮助马里军方打击恐怖主义但是不提供军事援助
STATE DEPARTMENT — Al-Qaida-affiliated1 terrorists in Mali are claiming responsibility for fresh attacks following the August election of a new civilian2 government. The United States says it is helping3 in the fight against terrorism in Mali but will not provide military assistance because of concerns about Mali's army.
国务院——基地组织分支声称要攻击8月新选举的平民政府。美国表示,它正在帮助对抗马里的恐怖主义但不会提供军事援助。
Suspected Islamist militants5 this week shelled the northern Malian city of Gao for the first time in nearly five months, renewing attacks that had been halted by French forces earlier this year. The Obama administration says it is targeting those al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists.
"The defeat of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and affiliated violent extremist groups in Mali is a top priority for the United States. We have provided information and we’ve provided logistical support to French military operations there," said Deputy State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf.
However, Washington is not providing assistance to Mali's military, which overthrew6 the government last year and has resisted security sector7 reforms by the new civilian president.
"We’re committed to working with the government of Mali to restore this assistance in coordination8 with other donors9 and in a way that supports their efforts to strengthen their institutions and their civilian control over the military," continued Harf.
There are also concerns about military human rights abuses, according to Sarah Margon from Human Rights Watch.
"Our priority is really seeing accountability for those abuses that were scaled up during the coup10 and in the aftermath," said Margon.
Margon added that Mali's new president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, has a lot of work to do.
"There's a host of issues; abuse particularly within the security sector but also corruption11 concerns. As the U.S. decides when it will turn the spigot back on for security assistance, we would certainly hope that these will be some of the top priorities that they focus on," continued Margon.
President Keita has made security and accountability top priorities for his new government, but he also told world leaders at the United Nations that he can not do it alone.
"When we look at security we must include issues of trust and concerns over sovereignty. The nature and breadth of threats on the ground demand that we go beyond these considerations and work to pool our resources because these threats are beyond the capacities of any one state," explained Keita.
Cooperation in fighting terrorism in the Sahel is especially important at a time of instability in North Africa, says U.S. Institute of Peace analyst12 Manal Omar.
"There have been a few prison breaks in Libya. There have been prison breaks in Tunisia. And I think that really signals that even in the capitals and in the major cities, [governments] are having a hard time controlling [their countries]. And borders are hard to control under the best of situations. So you can only imagine the challenge that really is coming in front of the Libyan government in terms of the Sahel, in terms of coordination with Mali," said Omar.
Some of the ethnic13 Tuaregs who fled Libya are part of the Islamist militant4 groups currently destabilizing northern Mali.
"It's important to look at the humanitarian14 aspect of the Tuareg and how do you make sure that you are not creating camps that will essentially15 be recruitment grounds because they are being treated unfairly," warned Omar.
While continuing to work with French forces in Mali, the Obama administration has indicated it plans to meet with key Malian leaders to discuss restoring military aid, with the goal of fighting terrorism.
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