Iyad ag Ghali is key obstacle to Mali peace process
Jihadist leader has had a long political and military career in Mali
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In this article
- Ghali's spiritual quest
- Diplomat and negotiator
- From nationalist to jihadist
- Outlook
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_350.jpg "Iyad Ag Ghali, right, the leader of Ansar Dine, an al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in northern Mali, meets with Burkina Faso foreign minister Djibril Bassole in Kidal, northern Mali in 2012 (Reuters/Stringer)")