{{An Islamist group in northern Mali says it’s suspending its pledge to halt hostilities less than a month after it agreed to do so.}}<\/p>\n
The group Ansar Dine said negotiations with the Malian government are ultimately aimed at a military intervention to oust the Islamists from the West African nation and are not true peace talks. <\/p>\n
Still, the group said it remains committed to a dialogue with the Malian government in Bamako even though it is keeping its military options open.<\/p>\n
The original offer had drawn skepticism from some observers, who noted the group’s links to al-Qaida’s North Africa branch.<\/p>\n
Ansar Dine, which says it seeks autonomy for northern Mali, has been behind public executions, amputations and whippings in the area that it seized last year.<\/p>\n
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