France, Mali push as rebel town totters
Posted: January 21, 2013 at 5:24 a.m.
Malians stand near a French armored personnel carrier as a French transport helicopter lands to test the field in the center of Niono, some 300 miles north of Mali’s capital, Bamako, on Sunday.
Backed by French airstrikes, Malian forces appeared close to recapturing a key central town in Mali where bands of al-Qaida-linked fighters had holed up, France’s defense minister said Sunday.
French troops patrol in Niono, Mali, on Sunday as French forces reinforce their presence in Mali.
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