The March 2012 coup came on very, very quickly. There has been a history of unrest, as I mentioned, by the Tuareg in the north, but it was different in March because of the presence of the extremist groups from outside. It was like a force multiplier in March, and the international community was taken by surprise. It was a three-day exercise by the time they were declaring the north an independent, sovereign Islamist state. It came on very quickly. The international community acted fast in that regard, but that situation has pertained in the north until right now.
The other surprising element was the push in early January by the Islamist extremists to move militarily down south towards Bamako. There weren't red flags on that one. It was a surprising move, and the international community responded more quickly.
I've had the joy of working on wars for a couple of decades now, and the international community reacted more quickly to this push by the Islamist extremists than I've seen before. It was impressive and, as Ms. Malikail said, the African leadership on this has been particularly impressive. I'm counting this as a minor success—well, a major success—but it's hard to call it that in the context of a conflict like this.