https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/29/al-qaeda-operatives-now-directing-jihadi-fighters-in-northern-mali/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:42:57 -0400<![CDATA[Six bodyguards protected the most senior commander, with a gray-speckled beard and a black turban. The Islamist militant ate Algerian-made spaghetti and Mauritanian-made canned tomato sauce. Malian fighters served only as his interpreters or brought him intelligence reports.]]>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:40:11 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/29/al-qaeda-operatives-now-directing-jihadi-fighters-in-northern-mali-n99697