UK Intervention

Cards (7)

Conflict for UK Intervention Case Study
Mali (2012 - present)
UK began helping in 2020 and 2022
Why did the Mali Conflict begin
people / tribes / indigenous groups (Songhay) move down into other group's territory (Fulani) to try and escape Sahara desert (which is growing due to desertification)
this increased the level of competition for resources between ethnic groups
How did the Mali Conflict escalate
The conflict got worse due to the militarism of certain groups
Isis and Al Qaeda (Islamic extremists) gave weapons to groups
goverment has no control of the groups allowing the situation of escalate
Trouble with goverment in Mali
insurgency in Northern Mali, ethnic groups claiming independence over goverment in Bamako
UK's role in Conflict
300 soldiers deployed to Mali in UN's peacekeeping mission
gives security through military presence, food, humanitarian aid and governance support
Importance of UK's role - positive 
GDP of Mali doubled since 2013
Literacy rate increases by 5-10%
Multiple lives saved
Importance of UK's role - negative
Deaths from conflict higher in 2020 than in 2013
Percentage of population unnourished: 5% om 2013, 10% in 2020
Death rate from conflict / terrorism increased (per 100,000): 1.39 in 2013 and 5.34 in 2019