Chadian soldiers are known to be experienced desert fighters
Mali conflict: Chad army 'enters Kidal' (click here)
...Islamist fighters are believed to have fled into the mountains around Kidal, near the Algerian border, where French forces have been carrying out air strikes against them....
Al Qaeda is not a viable threat! It doesn't take much in Africa to end the occupation.
The remaining fighters can't reconstitute. There aren't enough to make a stand in the first place. But, arms shipments into the area needs to stop. Rebels against sovereign nations have to be found and rooted out before they act as a force. The sophistication of the nations of Africa need infrastructure and education of their people. Without education and stable movement to progress to achieve a viable economy supported by their own people with good wages, this will happen over and over. Africa is important to this global economy. The development of First World nations there are long overdue. They don't nukes either! They have allies, like France.
The West cannot continue poverty as a strategy in Africa. It is no different than the Middle East. Poverty cannot be a strategy. It can't be tolerated anywhere. Extremists destroy infrastructure and cannot be tolerated by the people. Their path forward have to be made clear to them.
The remaining fighters can't reconstitute. There aren't enough to make a stand in the first place. But, arms shipments into the area needs to stop. Rebels against sovereign nations have to be found and rooted out before they act as a force. The sophistication of the nations of Africa need infrastructure and education of their people. Without education and stable movement to progress to achieve a viable economy supported by their own people with good wages, this will happen over and over. Africa is important to this global economy. The development of First World nations there are long overdue. They don't nukes either! They have allies, like France.
The West cannot continue poverty as a strategy in Africa. It is no different than the Middle East. Poverty cannot be a strategy. It can't be tolerated anywhere. Extremists destroy infrastructure and cannot be tolerated by the people. Their path forward have to be made clear to them.
