French forces reported to begin Mali combat
Posted: January 17, 2013 at 1:42 a.m.
French soldiers battled Islamist occupiers of a desert village in central Mali on Wednesday, a Malian army colonel said, in the first direct ground combat involving Western troops since France began its military operation last week to help wrest Mali back from a militant advance.
This story is only available from our archives.
Front Section, Pages 5 on 01/17/2013
(Advertisement)
« Previous Story
Al-Qaida-linked militants say holding 7 Ameri...
An Al-Qaida-linked militant group claims it is holding seven Americans among 41 foreign hostages it has taken after occupying a natural gas complex deep in Algeria’s southe... Read »
Next Story »
Americans, others held by militants in Algeri...
Islamist militants seized a foreign-operated gas field in Algeria early Wednesday and took 20 or more foreign hostages, including Americans, according to an Algerian gover... Read »
Comments
To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Please read our comment policy.
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Registration is required to make comments. Click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.