France launches ground campaign against Mali rebels




 
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France launches ground campaign against Mali rebels
 
January 17th, 2013  
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France launches ground campaign against Mali rebels
BAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - French troops launched their first ground assault against Islamist rebels in Mali on Wednesday in a broadening of their operation against battle-hardened al Qaeda-linked fighters who have resisted six days of air strikes. France has called for international support against the Islamist insurgents it says pose a threat to Africa and the West, acknowledging it faces a long fight against the well-equipped fighters who seized Mali's vast desert north last year. ...




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