we re rin reach of strategically defeating al qaeda. i think now is the moment. but here on the frontier of northern mali, al kay da is gaining strength. we have heard some horrible stories about what is happening and you re going to hear them now. today i called the military leader. it s the main islamic group linked to al kay da here. yes, this is omar, hello. translator: no, no. listen. i do not speak to a woman. if you would like to speak to me, give me a man. we do not speak to women. do you hear me? translator: no, we do not speak with women. it is necessarily to speak, it is necessary to give a man to speak with us vernlthsz i want to explain how we got here. mali is in the middle of a war that the world needs to watch. the it began when the united states and nato intervened in libya. when the weapons were stolen by islamic radicals. the tour egg used the weapons to fight and declare independence from mali. the country was split in half. the mali government w
guessing. he will always soar to great heights here on the riduculist. erin burnett outfront starts right now. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, al qaeda rising. i m live from a refugee camp miles from the border of northern mali. more than a quarter million refugees have fled the country, more than twice as many as syria. they are fleaing radical s extremists here is leon panetta shortly after the killing of tonight president obama said al kay da is on the run. we re rin reach of strategically defeating al qaeda. i think now is the moment. but here on the frontier of northern mali, al kay da is gaining strength. we have heard some horrible stories about what is happening and you re going to hear them now. today i called the military leader. it s the main islamic group linked to al kay da here. yes, this is omar, hello. translator: no, no. listen. i do not speak to a woman. if you would like to speak to me, give me a man. we do not speak to women