Malian army drives back Islamist rebels with French help
By , on January 12th, 2013
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Malian government troops drove back Islamist rebels from a strategic central town after France intervened on Friday with air strikes to halt advances by the militants controlling the country’s desert north. Western governments, particularly former colonial power France, had voiced alarm after the al Qaeda-linked rebel alliance captured the town of Konna on Thursday, a gateway towards the capital, Bamako, 600 kilometers south. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Malian army drives back Islamist rebels with French help
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Malian army drives back Islamist rebels with French help
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Malian government troops drove back Islamist rebels from a strategic central town after France intervened on Friday with air strikes to halt advances by the militants controlling the country’s desert north. Western governments, particularly former colonial power France, had voiced alarm after the al Qaeda-linked rebel alliance captured the town of Konna on Thursday, a gateway towards the capital, Bamako, 600 kilometers south. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Malian army drives back Islamist rebels with French help
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