Coup d'etat in Mali

[JonBidinger]

There are reports that Malian army forces are fleeing en masse in the face of renewed Tuareg advances, taking advantage of the political chaos in the country. Also, the elite parachute regiment loyal to the legit President and believed to be hiding him are rumored to be moving into a position for a counter-coup.

[JonBidinger]

Al Jazeera is reporting that all major cities in the north have now fallen to the rebels, with Timbuktu having been captured today.