Northern Malian self-defense militias are uniting and training young men and women how to fight, as they prepare for a future offensive to the North.
Mali's Self Defense Militias
![People attend a training session at the FLN movement (North Liberation Forces) camp in Sevare September 24, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E566F2AB-668C-47C2-B1F8-446AF0F7C292_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People attend a training session at the FLN movement (North Liberation Forces) camp in Sevare September 24, 2012.
![A man attends a training at the FLN movement (North Liberation Forces) camp in Sevare September 24, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/56C76FDC-71AC-4C1E-B6C8-FB5E732A36A3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man attends a training at the FLN movement (North Liberation Forces) camp in Sevare September 24, 2012.