Islamist forces on all-terrain vehicles and stolen armored military carriers reached the village of Bourmei, just 25 miles from territory held by the Malian military. The al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine refused to comment on the reports that Islamist fighters have moved closer to the line of control.
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