European Parliament 6 June 2012, Written question E-005682/12 Angelika Werthmann (NI) to the Commission (Vice-President/High Representative). VP/HR — Merger the MNLA and Ansar al-Din in Northern Mali

Question for written answer E-005682/12 to the Commission (Vice-President/High Representative) Angelika Werthmann (NI) (6 June 2012) Subject: VP/HR — Merger the MNLA and Ansar al-Din in Northern Mali Northern Malian Tuareg rebels, the so-called National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), have merged with Ansar al-Din, an off-shoot of al‐Qaida, to establish an independent Islamic state