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Ah, thanks for writing all this, didn't expect.
That clears up some of the situation. For example it's better to understand why govt. forces were booted out so easily. Their power base is at the other end of the country while the tworags are at home.
The tuaregs have a secession movement or at least an autonomy movement. It was peace until now because they had an arrangement with the govt years ago.
> Then there is the north, which is very arid and can't support agriculture,
That's basically the Sahel, which spans over countries across Africa and kind of a highway too for the migratory tuaregs. They can move about between countries north and south of this region, and can fight wherever, in Algeria, Libya, or down in Mali or Chad. I assume the ISIL/al-Qaeda exerts their influence the same way. Plus those who support these various groups and use them in various conflicts.
I think it's worth viewing African events as a whole holistically, kek, beyond on local state level.