Mali's Self Defense Militias

Women members of a self-defense militia calling itself the FLN (Front for the Liberation of the North) train in Sevare, about 600 kms (400 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, July 11, 2012.

Women members of a self-defense militia calling itself the FLN (Front for the Liberation of the North) train in Sevare, about 600 kms (400 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, July 11, 2012.

Members of a self-defense militia calling itself the FLN (Front for the Liberation of the North) train in Sevare, about 600 kms (400 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, July 11, 2012.

People attend a training session at the FLN movement (North Liberation Forces) camp in Sevare September 24, 2012.

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.