French Report Some Progress In Mali -- New York Times
KONNA, Mali — French and Malian troops have taken control of the airport and the bridge over the Niger River in the eastern city of Gao, the stronghold of one of the several Islamist groups that have captured northern Mali, the French Defense Ministry said on Saturday in a statement.
In an indication that French forces are making some progress in their battle against Islamist rebels, Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s defense minister, said in the statement that many of the vehicles used by the rebels as well as their logistics bases had been destroyed in the fighting. The statement provided no other information, and there was no immediate word on casualties.
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