Al Qaeda-linked insurgents establish check points around capital, call on Malians to rise up
Author: Portia Crowe and David Lewis DAKAR (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked rebels called on Malians to rise up against the military-led government and transition to Sharia law, as multiple security sources said the group had set up checkpoints around the capital and seized northern towns. The latest incident comes just days after the Islamic Nusrat…