Monday, February 11, 2013

War In Mali -- News Updates February 11, 2013

New York Times

French, Malian Troops Regain Control Of Gao After Rebels Raid By Canoe (+Video) -- Christian Science Monitor

Islamist rebels slipped into the strategic city of Gao by crossing the Niger River with canoes over the weekend.

French and Malian troops on Monday said they are in control of the strategic city of Gao once again after fighting that was described as the most serious escalation of the conflict since French forces entered Mali in late January. The clashes took place on Sunday when Islamist rebel forces infiltrated Gao and attacked Malian and French forces there.

The clash may indicate that the war in Mali has moved into a new phase of guerrilla war after the French managed to liberate Gao with an aerial bombing campaign and almost no fighting on the ground, reports The New York Times.

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More News On The War In Mali

Gao, key northern Mali town, reclaimed by French, Malian forces after Islamic militants' weekend attack
-- CBS/AP
Rebels' raid poses Mali guerrilla war threat for French -- Reuters
Malian, French Forces Repel Islamist Assault on Gao -- Voice of America
Mali Islamists Clash With Army After Gao Suicide Bomb -- Bloomberg
France Bombs Targets In Mali Again As Islamists Reemerge In Gao -- Business Insider
France bombs Islamist hideout as Mali insurgency deepens -- Global Post/AFP
Mali conflict: French-led forces retake Gao after surprise attack by rebels -- The Guardian
Mali troops in house-to-house search for Gao militants -- BBC
Malian and French Troops Reassert Control in Key City -- New York Times
Calm returns to Gao after a day of heavy fighting -- Deutsche Welle
Timbuktu: al-Qaeda's terrorist training academy in the Mali desert
-- The Telegraph
Mali War Shifts as Rebels Hide in High Sahara -- New York Times
Attacks jolt Mali and France out of complacency -- Andrew Harding, BBC

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