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France, at the request mulberry outlet of the interim Mali government in January, sent troops after insurgents overtook towns in the northern part of its former colony. The secretary-general's report on the situation was mandated by a December 2012 council resolution. The recommendations were sought by the council in February after Dioncounda Traore, the interim Mali president, asked to mulberry messenger bag transform the African-led International Support Mission (AFISMA) in Mali into a UN peacekeeping operation. "Since the deployment of French and African forces in Mali, leaders of the military coup of March 2012 have adopted a low profile," Ban said in the report. However, Ban said, divisions within the army persist, citing a Feb. 8 battle between government mulberry outlet york troops and the Presidential Guard. "Most terrorist and associated forces withdrew northwards into the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains while others, mainly local Malians, reportedly blended into local communities," the report said. The report added that the rebels have stockpiled weapons and supplies in remote areas of northern Mali and that some groups have carried mulberry bags sale out counterattacks using "asymmetric tactics, including the use of suicide bombings." The report cited Parliament's adoption of a road map for the transitional government that seeks the "restoration of territorial integrity and the organization of free and fair elections." The road map also calls for "further military operations alongside Operation Serval (the French action) mulberry wallet and AFISMA, aimed at recovering the areas occupied by armed groups," Ban said he dispatched Edmond Mulet, the assistant UN secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, and a multi-disciplinary delegation of experts to Mali on March 10, with their findings a basis for his recommendations. Despite Malian forces redeploying to some northern areas, the delegation replica mulberry bags found reception of the troops varied and said they were not yet in a position to ensure the safety of the population. A stabilization operation would support Malian forces in the north, requiring "tailored solutions," the report said, emphasizing the presence of jihadists and opposition militias "throughout the north." If a political approach was called for by the Security Council, mulberry lily the present UN Office in Mali would be strengthened and work with the AFISMA. The AFISMA "would have an offensive combat and stabilization mandate focusing on extremist armed groups."