Malians opposing a foreign military intervention to retake Mali's Islamist-held north carry signs protesting West African regional bloc ECOWAS (known by its French acronym CEDEAO) and interim President Dioncounda Traore, as they march in the streets of the capital, Bamako, Mali on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. Representatives of the African Union, ECOWAS, and the United Nations were due to meet Friday in Bamako to discuss options for a military invention. Supporters of Mali's military have held multiple demonstrations opposing foreign military intervention, but far greater numbers of Malians turned out for a pro-intervention march on Oct. 11. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
