Gains of Mali's Tuareg rebels appear permanent, analysts say

Even if they never win international recognition, their battlefield successes have in effect partitioned the West African nation.

It took just a few months of combat for Tuareg rebels in Mali, battle-hardened by their time fighting for Libya's late leader Moammar Kadafi, to achieve a century-old dream: conquering a huge swath of northern Mali that they see as their homeland.

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