Islamist militants have seized control of the town of Douentza in Mali. The move extends the already sizable area controlled by the rebels in the north of the country. Steve Jackson reports.
伊斯兰军事组织已经控制马里Douentza小镇,由此扩大了由反叛军在马里北部已控制的区域面积。史蒂夫·杰克逊报道。
Residents say a convoy of jeeps carrying bearded militants entered Douentza on Saturday morning. After a brief stand-off, witnesses say the militants disarmed a local self-defense militia and took over a hotel and checkpoints around the town. Douentza is strategically important to the militants as it brings them closer to government-held areas in central Mali. The country was until this year one of the most stable in West Africa, but in June the rebellion by ethnic Tuaregs, a military coup and a militant takeover of the north.
当地居民称,一支由吉普车组成的车队载着蓄着胡须的军事活动分子于周六早上驶入了Douentza. 在简短的对峙之后,目击者称军事分子缴械了当地自卫民兵组织的武器,并占据了该镇周围的一家旅馆和几个检查站。对这些军事分子来说,Douentza具有战略上的重要意义,因为更接近政府掌握的马里中心地区。今年以前,马里一直是西非最稳定的国家之一,这一局势自从6月杜亚力反叛组织发动军事政变并武力占领马里北部之后转变。