BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali rebels prepared to advance on the ancient trading city of Timbuktu on Sunday, their latest target in a lightning push for a northern homeland which has put the leaders of last week's coup on the back foot.
The main goal of the March 22 putsch by disgruntled soldiers was to step up the offensive against the northern rebels. But the coup has spectacularly backfired, emboldening the alliance of Tuareg nomads and Islamists to seize new ground.
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