French launch airstrikes, enter Mali fight
Posted: January 12, 2013 at 2:01 a.m.
France launched airstrikes Friday to help the government of Mali defeat al-Qaida-linked miliants who captured more ground this week, dramatically raising the stakes in the battle for this vast desert nation.
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