How The French Air War In Mali Really Went Down
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist BUSINESS INSIDER Launched on Jan. 11, 2013, at the request of the Malian authorities and the United Nations to help the local army stop the advance […]
Mali Conflict Opens New Front in War on Terror
Source: Spiegel By Paul Hyacinthe Mben and Jan Puhl French soldiers in Mali. France has found early success in its fight against Islamist extremists in northern Mali. But Saharan terrorist groups have close ties and are prepared for a prolonged battle. The hostage crisis in Algeria shows that the new […]
France poised to send thousands more troops to Mali
The insurgents vow to make conflict ‘worse than Afghanistan’ Thousands of French troops were preparing to join the anti-terrorist war in Mali today as British army chiefs warned against getting sucked […]
Mali Islamists push south, threaten France amid new strikes
AFP | Jan 14, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES BAMAKO — Islamist forces on Monday seized control of a town in a fresh attack in Mali’s government-held south and vowed to strike “at the heart” of France as it waged a fourth day of air strikes against them. A local government […]