U.S.-based risk consultancy Stratfor said an intervention would likely drive al Qaeda-linked fighters out of their strongholds - Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal - and into the mountain ranges of Mali and Niger where their
influence could be contained.
It was not possible to verify Fares’ statements, but Omar Lamrani, a military analyst at the Texas-based think tank Stratfor, said it was plausible for the regime to ground pilots considered less-than-loyal to
prevent defections.
Stratfor, an Austin-based intelligence firm, offers an array of services, including a daily Mexican violence report as well as a quarterly summary of the developments. "We can do a deep dive on a location and provide a detailed analysis of what is going on," said Scott Stewart, vice president for analysis at Stratfor and a former U.S. State Department agent. "We can get very granular, if that is what the customer desires."
Tensions continue to escalate in China and Japan over ownership of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, with Rodger Baker, Stratfor; and Itay Michaeli, Citi auto analyst, discusses how the dispute and slowing china growth could impact U.S. automakers.
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