Al-Qaeda ‘Memo’ Left Behind by Fleeing Mali Militants

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An important al-Qaeda document left behind by retreating militants in Mali has been found by the Associated Press.

It reads like a memo from a CEO to top management.

Host Katy Clark talks with the AP’s Rukmini Callimachi in Timbuktu.

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