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French forces have bombed rebel bases in Mali, where Islamist rebels have threatened to advance on the capital Bamako from their strongholds in the north. France said it had decided to act to stop the offensive, which could create "a terrorist state at the doorstep of France and Europe".
French Troops Move North As Mali Rebels Dig In -- New York Times
BAMAKO, Mali — After fierce bombardment by the French military, Islamist insurgents in Mali have hunkered down to fight again, facing a column of French ground forces moving north from here on Wednesday in a phalanx of armored vehicles and preparing for battle “within hours.”
Some unconfirmed reports in the French news media said close-quarters combat was under way in a village that had been overrun by the Islamists, but Defense Ministry officials declined to comment. Other reports spoke of fighting by French special forces and Malian government troops confronting insurgents who were reported to have regrouped after French airstrikes on Monday.
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More News On The Conflict In Mali
Mali conflict: French 'fighting Islamists in Diabaly' -- BBC
Mali: French forces in ‘street battles’ in Diabali -- Euronews
French Troops 'In Direct Combat' With Mali Islamist Rebels -- Radio Free Europe
France Begins Ground Offensive in Mali -- Bloomberg Businessweek
France in 'direct combat' in Mali within hours -- AP
French troops set to engage Mali militants 'in coming hours' -- Christian Science Monitor/Reuters
Mali: French troops in direct combat with insurgents 'within hours' -- The Guardian
France Begins Ground Operations in Mali -- Voice of America
France launches ground offensive in Mali -- Euronews
French Troops Take on Coordinated, Entrenched Islamists in Mali -- Voice of America
Clash erupts after rebels in Diabaly surrounded by Malian, French forces -- Xinhuanet
France Continues Mali Air Strikes, Sends Tank Convoy North -- Voice of America
Mali: French troops head north into unknown -- Mark Doyle, BBC
French triple troops in Mali, prepare for ground assault -- Stars and Stripes/AP
In darkness, French troops hit the ground in Mali -- AFP
Help on the way as French take fight to Mali rebels -- The Australian/AFP
Malian rebels vow to 'open gates of hell' as U.S. weighs policy options -- CNN
Africa's French take Islamist threats in stride -- Reuters
France pledges to fight until Mali's Islamist rebels are wiped out -- The Guardian
France vows to halt jihadist charge in Mali -- CNN
France, Germany and Italy: Terrorists in Mali must go -- CNN
Tens of Thousands Displaced by Intensified Mali Clashes -- Voice of America
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