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Summary The United States says military action will be needed to push militants out of Mali.
Johnnie Carson, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs, says the militants who control northern Mali are responsible for terrorism and kidnapping.He told reporters Monday the Islamists must be dealt with through security and military means.The West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS has been planning a military intervention to help Malian forces retake the north from the Islamists.
