NPR Story
12:58 pm
Thu December 13, 2012

Options For Intervention In Mali's Growing Crisis

Originally published on Thu December 13, 2012 1:13 pm

A military coup brought down Mali's prime minister in March, allowing radical Islamists from Mali and surrounding areas to take hold of an area the size of Texas. As al-Qaida-linked militants take over the northern part of the country, many wonder what the U.S. and other can do to intervene.