Sunday 13 January 2013

French airstrikes target Mali Qaeda hub


 BAMAKO: The French air force on Sunday struck the northern Malian city of Gao, which had been controlled by the Al-Qaeda offshoot MUJAO, destroying Islamist bases and forcing the insurgents to flee, residents told AFP.

"There were dozens of strikes in and around Gao. All Islamist bases have been destroyed," a resident told AFP by phone. Another witness said all Islamist fighters had been forced to flee by the airstrikes.

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