"Mali is facing an assault by terrorist elements coming from the north whose brutality and fanaticism is known across the world, " the French president said.

BBC: France confirms Mali military intervention

The U.S. has long urged Russia's government and separatist elements in Chechnya not aligned with al-Qaida or other terrorist organizations to seek a political settlement.

NPR: Russia's Chechnya Has Seen Decades Of War, Terror

General Petraeus yesterday apparently testified that he knew from the outset that there were terrorist elements involved in the attack on the consulate, included it in a draft report, and then it was -- the specifics of who those participants may have been were removed.

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