Challenges Ahead for Foreign Troops in Mali -- Voice of America
SEVARE, MALI — In the past month, France has sent aircraft and boosted its ground troops in Mali to around 3,500 soldiers who have helped drive out al-Qaida-linked Islamist militants in the north. Saturday, visiting French President Francois Hollande said French troops would not leave Mali until the situation is stabilized and a regional African force is ready to fight alongside the Malian army.
French President Francois Hollande got a hero's welcome Saturday in the liberated northern town of Timbuktu.
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More News On The Conflict In Mali
Mali campaign: French jets hit rebel bases near Kidal -- BBC
France bombs Islamist supply routes in Mali -- Global Post/AFP
Mali: French troops to quit Timbuktu this week; airstrikes hit extremist hideouts -- Washington Post/AP
Algeria Beefs Up Army Presence On Mali Border -- Al Jazeera
Mali Tuaregs seize two fleeing Islamist leaders -- Reuters
Two Senior Islamists Captured in Northern Mali -- Voice of America
Top rebel leader arrested in northern Mali -- Al Jazeera
French troops to quit Timbuktu this week -- Bloomberg Businessweek
French President Hollande pledges to help rebuild Mali -- BBC
US, France agree on need to set up UN Mali force -- AFP
US vice president Biden praises French military intervention in Mali -- Washington Post/AP
In South Africa, Rare Support for French Intervention -- Voice of America
Heading home to Timbuktu: Some relish return of freedoms, other flee in fear of reprisals -- Washington Post
Mali’s humanitarian crisis needs to be addressed -- Asma Malik, Special to Gulf News
France provides some lessons on how to declare victory -- Kelly McParland, National Post
Why Mali's Tuareg are lying low -- Tim Whewell, BBC
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