Mauritania may get Western backing by fighting 'terror'
Analysts say junta will seek 'sympathy' over recent attacks
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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Mauritania's junta, widely condemned since coming to power in a coup last month, could gain Western support by pledging to fight "terrorism" after a grisly attack blamed on an Al-Qaeda-linked group, analysts say. Eleven Mauritanian soldiers and one civilian who went missing following an ambush of a patrol in the country's north on September 14.
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Tags: Africa, Al-Qaeda, Army, Europe, European Union, Fight, France, Islamic, Military, North, Soldier, Terror, Terrorism
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