A new risk for European countries rises in West Africa

It ‘s still going on the offensive by military forces in Algeria against a cell linked to al-Qaeda which had targeted an oil rig on the border with Mali. A situation precipitaded yesterday and that could drag NATO into a new war, while Syria prefers to close two eyes.
France took the plunge a few days ago and anticipated its military action landing in Mali with men and equipment, respecting the UN Directive which authorizied UN support to the regular army in Mali and other African countries, in order to stem the Islamic extremists placed between Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Algeria.

The international community is eye-catching the difference with Syria, where rebels to the Assad regime have been supported by the international intelligence for a year, but all the military activity has been substantially blocked by Russia that “is paying attention” to the country and does not allow any intervention by NATO in the area, although the Syrian government has tried several times to destabilize the situation in Turkey with raids and with the murder of the head of the secret services in Lebanon.

In northern Mali, however, there are various interests, from oil to uranium, which is the basis for both any form of nuclear power and for a nuclear arsenal on which Iran and terrorist cells linked to Al Qaeda are trying to put their hand. The destabilization of Mali, for the first time, leads Al Qaeda closer to its global deposits of the precious metal.

From Mali in fact it is easy to have access to Libya, Algeria and above all Niger and Kenya, where the interests of the French, British and Americans are mixed with Iranians and Chinese , who were able to enter the African continent providing infrastructure at low cost.
It is difficult to determine in advance whether there will be an escalation due to the failure of yesterday military blitz , where 35 hostages and 15 militants were killed, with David Cameroon warning his troops, while the U.S. might intervene with some blitz , mediate with ground forces to prevent overruns in other areas or provide air support and naval actions in the field.

What is certain, is that Italy could be involved and participate with unarmed aircraft to patrol operations.