Talk:Tuareg rebellion (2012)

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Names on Map

Would someone mind putting in the names of important towns on the map, to help get a sense for where this is happening? - 86.41.38.98 (talk) 22:22, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

that's a good request but the question is the free time of the users able to do such a work. I hope we see one, though!--Reader1987 (talk) 19:55, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

One can be requested at the Map workshop,.

Army control

"under..." is npov as signifies a personal fiefdom. A country is not run by one man (and he wasn't even general in the army) regardless of what certain media/people choose to believe. That said the name is ntoable so i added "during the tenure of" but am more than open to a better wording change that is nto npov.Lihaas (talk) 20:18, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Date

Shouldn't this article be renamed? As I understand it, the fighting only started in January 2012, not in 2011. Everyking (talk) 15:26, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article should be renamed

It's NOT a "tuareg rebellion", it's a fight for the independance of azawad, which is very difference. The liberation's army includes every ethnicity of Azawad. It's the first time that a revolution is done in Azawad with a strong political background (the MNA). It's non-sense to compare this war to the previous ones! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BabyFoot (talk • contribs) 19:56, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What name do you suggest? Although this is pov.-pusingLihaas (talk) 20:14, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Every media is reporting it as a Tuareg rebellion. I have not seen any report that suggests that it is not a Tuareg ethnic insurgency. We could rename it Azawad war but Tuareg rebellion is widely used. --Aginsijib (talk) 20:17, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Though i should add i think the current name is crap, but its just a continuation from the others. So a name change would definately be in order. Although ti cant be a revolution with an ongoing fight.Lihaas (talk) 20:19, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

To "Aginsijib" It's an encyclopedia isn't it ? I don't think Wikipedia should reflect the "tabloid" view rather than a more neutral approach. " War in Azawad" , or War in northern Mali would have been more neutral imho.--BabyFoot (talk) 20:22, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Libya connection

I came to an accomadation but obviously one editor (who also inserts his pov view for Syria at the deletion discussion) insists on one way. He says every source says his edit is the right one. Then please provide those "every sources" Because the MNLA page has a source that says otherwise. Further, per BRD the reverted edit needs discussion first.Lihaas (talk) 20:11, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So: one http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/world/africa/tuaregs-use-qaddafis-arms-for-rebellion-in-mali.html?_r=1, two http://stratfor.com/weekly/mali-besieged-fighters-fleeing-libya, three http://www.smh.com.au/world/ghost-of-gaddafi-haunts-mali-as-tuareg-rebels-step-up-fight-20120206-1r1xa.html , four http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16853692, five http://www.africanliberty.org/content/gaddafis-guns-haunt-mali, six http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/06/world/africa/mali-unrest/index.html, seven http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2012/02/gaddafis-legacy-brings-misery-to-mali.html

Do you need more sources? --Aginsijib (talk) 20:21, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]