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French President Francois Hollande gestures as he addresses the French community ahead of his departure from the United Arab Emirates, at the Bustan Rotana hotel in Dubai, January 15, 2013. France will wrap up its intervention in Mali and pull its forces out once the West African country has returned to being stable and safe with a solid political system, Hollande said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jumana ElHeloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: POLITICS) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 4:10 odp.
A British Islamist protests outside the French Embassy in London January 12, 2013. French aircraft pounded Islamist fighters in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighbouring states accelerated plans to send in troops in an international campaign to crush the rebels. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) Published: Led. 12, 2013, 6:01 odp.
REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO British Islamists protest outside the French Embassy in London January 12, 2013. - French aircraft pounded Islamist fighters in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighbouring states accelerated plans to send in troops in an international campaign to crush the rebels. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) Published: Led. 12, 2013, 5:12 odp.
Yacouba Konate, 56, wears a French flag to show his support for the French military intervention in Mali in the Malian capital of Bamako January 13, 2013. France is determined to end Islamist domination of northern Mali, which many fear could act as a base for attacks on the West and for links with al Qaeda in Yemen, Somalia and North Africa. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST) Published: Led. 13, 2013, 10:15 odp.
Girls attend a French class at a secondary school in the Malian capital Bamako, January 14, 2013. The Malian government had shut public schools in Bamako and the military garrison town of Kati on January 9 due to growing insecurity, but a French-backed military offensive against Islamists in the north of the country has renewed confidence in the security of the cities. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS EDUCATION) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 10:38 dop.
Malian soldiers drive through the streets of Bamako January 16, 2013. Germany will make two Transall transport planes available to fly troops from the West African bloc ECOWAS to Mali's capital Bamako to help in the fight against Islamist rebels, the German government said on Wednesday. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT) Published: Led. 16, 2013, 11:36 dop.
Malians have their blood drawn during a blood drive for Malian soldiers fighting al Qaeda-linked Islamists in northern Mali, in Bamako January 13, 2013. French aircraft pounded Islamist rebels in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighbouring West African states sped up their plans to deploy troops in an international campaign to prevent groups linked to al Qaeda expanding their power base. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY HEALTH TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Published: Led. 13, 2013, 11:27 dop.
Malians have their blood drawn during a blood drive for Malian soldiers fighting al Qaeda-linked Islamists in northern Mali, in Bamako January 13, 2013. French aircraft pounded Islamist rebels in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighbouring West African states sped up their plans to deploy troops in an international campaign to prevent groups linked to al Qaeda expanding their power base. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY HEALTH) Published: Led. 13, 2013, 11:14 dop.
West African army officers arrive at a meeting for plans for the intervention force provided by the ECOWAS grouping of West African states, in Bamako January 15, 2013. France kept up its air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali as plans to deploy African troops gathered pace on Tuesday amid concerns that delays could endanger a wider mission to dislodge al Qaeda and its allies. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 12:22 odp
French military prepares a Mirage 2000D fighter plane in N'Djamena, Chad, in this photo released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on January 12, 2013. French forces carried out a second day of air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Saturday and sent troops to protect the capital Bamako in an operation involving several hundred soldiers, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. REUTERS/ECPAD/Adj. Nicolas Richard/Handout (CHAD - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 13, 2013, 12:01 dop.
French fighter pilots prepare for a mission in N'Djamena, Chad, in this photo released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on January 12, 2013. French forces carried out a second day of air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Saturday and sent troops to protect the capital Bamako in an operation involving several hundred soldiers, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. REUTERS/ECPAD/Adj. Nicolas Richard/Handout (CHAD - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 13, 2013, 12:04 dop.
French Rafale fighter jets taxi on the runway after landing in Ndjamena, Chad before their deployment in Mali, in this picture provided by the French Military Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) and taken on January 13, 2013. Al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels in Mali launched a counter-offensive on Monday after three days of strikes by French fighter jets on their strongholds in the desert north, vowing to drag France into a long and brutal ground war. Photo taken January 13, 2013. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Adj. Nicolas-Nelson Richard/ECPAD/Handout (FRANCE - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS TRANSPORT) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT Published: Led. 14, 2013, 11:35 dop.
A French pilot in the cockpit of a Mirage 2000D fighter plane gets ready for take-off from N'Djamena, Chad in this photo released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on January 12, 2013.French forces carried out a second day of air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Saturday and sent troops to protect the capital Bamako in an operation involving several hundred soldiers, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. REUTERS/ECPAD/Adj. Nicolas Richard/Handout (CHAD - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 12, 2013, 11:54 odp.
A French Rafale fighter jet lands in Ndjamena, Chad before being deployed in Mali, in this picture provided by the French Military Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) and taken on January 13, 2013. Al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels in Mali launched a counter-offensive on Monday after three days of strikes by French fighter jets on their strongholds in the desert north, vowing to drag France into a long and brutal ground war. Photo taken January 13, 2013. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Adj. Nicolas-Nelson Richard/ECPAD/Handout (FRANCE - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS TRANSPORT) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. MANDATORY CREDIT. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 14, 2013, 11:37 dop.
Paris after a dusting of snow is seen from the flight deck of a Royal Air Force C17 on the return leg of a mission to help supply French forces in Mali, January 16, 2013. Help from NATO allies including Britain, the United States, Germany, Belgium, Canada and Denmark means the first African troops should start arriving in Mali within days and a 3,000-strong ECOWAS contingent could gather in the next few weeks. French ground troops and Malian army forces encircled Islamist fighters in the central Malian town of Diabaly on Wednesday, military sources said, as France prepared to launch its first ground assault on the rebels. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (FRANCE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 16, 2013, 12:44 odp.
The flag-draped coffin of French lieutenant Damien Boiteux of the 4th helicopter special forces regiment is carried by pall bearers into the courtyard of the Invalides during a national ceremony of homage in Paris January 15, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 3:59 odp.
Three French Mirage 2000D fighter planes fly over N'Djamena, Chad, in this photo released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on January 12, 2013. French forces carried out a second day of air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Saturday and sent troops to protect the capital Bamako in an operation involving several hundred soldiers, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. REUTERS/ECPAD/Adj. Nicolas Richard/Handout (CHAD - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 12, 2013, 11:29 odp.
A still image from video released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on January 12, 2013 shows a French Mirage 3000 aircraft being refueled in-flight. French forces carried out a second day of air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Saturday and sent troops to protect the capital Bamako in an operation involving several hundred soldiers, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. REUTERS/ECPAD via Reuters Tv/Handout (POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. ATTENTION EDITORS � THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 12, 2013, 4:26 odp.
A French military Mirage 2000D fighter plane is refuelled in the air over N'Djamena, Chad, in this photo released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on January 12, 2013. French forces carried out a second day of air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Saturday and sent troops to protect the capital Bamako in an operation involving several hundred soldiers, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. REUTERS/ECPAD/Adj. Nicolas Richard/Handout (CHAD - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TRANSPORT CIVIL UNREST) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 12, 2013, 11:23 odp.
A broken down Royal Air Force C-17 stands in the foreground as another prepares to be loaded with French military equipment at Evreux in northern France, January 14, 2013. Britain is lending logistical support to France as it sends troops and military equipment to Mali. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (FRANCE - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 5:56 odp.
French troops board a transport plane in Ndjamena, Chad in this picture provided by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on January 12, 2013. French forces carried out a second day of air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Saturday and sent troops to protect the capital Bamako in an operation involving several hundred soldiers, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. Picture taken January 12, 2013. REUTERS/ECPAD/Adj. Nicolas Richard/Handout (CHAD - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 12, 2013, 10:58 odp.
French troops prepare to board a transport plane in N'Djamena, Chad, in this photo released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on January 12, 2013. French forces carried out a second day of air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Saturday and sent troops to protect the capital Bamako in an operation involving several hundred soldiers, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. REUTERS/ECPAD/Adj. Nicolas Richard/Handout (CHAD - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Published: Led. 12, 2013, 11:57 odp.
Members of the Royal Air Force sit alongside French armoured personnel carriers as they land to deliver them to Bamako, Mali, January 15, 2013. The Royal Air Force is lending logistical support to France as it sends forces to Mali. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (MALI - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 5:30 dop.
A French military armoured personnel carrier is loaded on to a Royal Air Force C17 at Evreux in northern France, January 14, 2013. Britain is lending logistical support to France as it sends troops and military equipment to Mali. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (FRANCE - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 5:46 odp.
REFILE - UPDATING CAPTION A French Army Land Rover and pallets of rations are seen on a Royal Air Force C17 cargo aircraft as it prepares to leave for Bamako in Mali from Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, January 16, 2013. The British Royal Air Force is lending logistical support to France as it sends forces to Mali. Help from NATO allies including Britain, the United States, Germany, Belgium, Canada and Denmark means the first African troops should start arriving in Mali within days and a 3,000-strong ECOWAS contingent could gather in the next few weeks. French ground troops and Malian army forces encircled Islamist fighters in the central Malian town of Diabaly on Wednesday, military sources said, as France prepared to launch its first ground assault on the rebels. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (IVORY COAST - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 16, 2013, 12:38 odp.
Members of the Royal Air Force Air Movement Services guide a French Land Rover as it is driven off a C17 cargo aircraft after delivering it to Bamako, Mali, January 16, 2013. The Royal Air Force is lending logistical support to France as it sends forces to Mali. Help from NATO allies including Britain, the United States, Germany, Belgium, Canada and Denmark means the first African troops should start arriving in Mali within days and a 3,000-strong ECOWAS contingent could gather in the next few weeks. French ground troops and Malian army forces encircled Islamist fighters in the central Malian town of Diabaly on Wednesday, military sources said, as France prepared to launch its first ground assault on the rebels. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (MALI - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 16, 2013, 12:47 odp.
REFILE - REMOVING EXTRANEOUS SENTENCE A member of the Royal Air Force Regiment flight crew guides a French armoured personnel carriers as it is driven off a C17 aircraft in Bamako, Mali, January 15, 2013. Britain's Royal Air Force is lending logistical support to France as it sends forces to Mali. France plans to increase its troops in Mali to 2,500 in the days ahead and is working to speed up the deployment of West African troops for a campaign against Islamist rebels, the government said on Monday. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (MALI - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 6:57 dop.
REFILE - UPDATING CAPTION Members of the Royal Air Force Air Movement Services push a pallet loaded with French Army rations off a C17 cargo aircraft after delivering it to Bamako, Mali, January 16, 2013. The Royal Air Force is lending logistical support to France as it sends forces to Mali. Help from NATO allies including Britain, the United States, Germany, Belgium, Canada and Denmark means the first African troops should start arriving in Mali within days and a 3,000-strong ECOWAS contingent could gather in the next few weeks. French ground troops and Malian army forces encircled Islamist fighters in the central Malian town of Diabaly on Wednesday, military sources said, as France prepared to launch its first ground assault on the rebels. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (MALI - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 16, 2013, 12:40 odp.
A French soldier walks past Armoured Personnel Carriers parked at a Malian air base in Bamako January 15, 2013. The French army sent some 50 armoured vehicles to Mali from their military base in Ivory Coast, which arrived late Monday night. France hit Islamist rebels in Mali with fresh air strikes and deployed armoured cars on Tuesday, stepping up its intervention in the West African state as regional allies struggled to accelerate their plans to send in troops. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 2:29 odp.
A French elite Special Operations soldier drive through the town of Markala, about 275 km (171 miles) from the capital Bamako, January 15, 2013, to meet Malian soldiers and organize a counter-attack in the jihadist-held town of Diabaly. France will end its intervention in Mali only once stability has returned to the West African country, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, raising the prospects of a costly, drawn-out operation against al Qaeda-linked rebels. REUTERS/Francois Rihouay (MALI - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 7:16 odp.
French soldiers arrange equipment in a tank at a Malian air base in Bamako January 15, 2013. The French army sent some 50 armoured vehicles to Mali from their military base in Ivory Coast, which arrived late Monday night. France hit Islamist rebels in Mali with fresh air strikes and deployed armoured cars on Tuesday, stepping up its intervention in the West African state as regional allies struggled to accelerate their plans to send in troops. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 2:47 odp.
French soldiers refuel Armoured Personnel Carriers that were driven from Ivory Coast, at a Malian air base in Bamako January 15, 2013. The French army sent some 50 armoured vehicles to Mali from their military base in Ivory Coast, which arrived late Monday night. France hit Islamist rebels in Mali with fresh air strikes and deployed armoured cars on Tuesday, stepping up its intervention in the West African state as regional allies struggled to accelerate their plans to send in troops. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 2:36 odp.
A French soldier transports weapons at a Malian air base in Bamako January 15, 2013. The French army sent some 50 armoured vehicles to Mali from their military base in Ivory Coast, which arrived late Monday night. France hit Islamist rebels in Mali with fresh air strikes and deployed armoured cars on Tuesday, stepping up its intervention in the West African state as regional allies struggled to accelerate their plans to send in troops. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 2:33 odp.
French soldiers walk past a hangar they are staying at the Malian army air base in Bamako January 14, 2013. France plans to increase its troops in Mali to 2,500 in the days ahead and is working to speed up the deployment of West African troops for a campaign against Islamist rebels, the government said on Monday. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 6:54 odp.
French soldiers listen to instructions in a hangar at the Malian army air base in Bamako January 14, 2013. France, which has poured hundreds of troops into the capital Bamako in recent days, carried out more air raids on Monday in the vast desert area seized last year by an Islamist alliance grouping al Qaeda's north African wing AQIM alongside Mali's home-grown MUJWA and Ansar Dine militant groups. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 6:18 odp.
French soldiers talk next to a Malian military helicopter in a hangar at the Malian army air base in Bamako January 14, 2013. France, which has poured hundreds of troops into the capital Bamako in recent days, carried out more air raids on Monday in the vast desert area seized last year by an Islamist alliance grouping al Qaeda's north African wing AQIM alongside Mali's home-grown MUJWA and Ansar Dine militant groups. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 6:11 odp.
French soldiers talk under a French flag in a hangar at the Malian army air base in Bamako January 14, 2013. France, which has poured hundreds of troops into the capital Bamako in recent days, carried out more air raids on Monday in the vast desert area seized last year by an Islamist alliance grouping al Qaeda's north African wing AQIM alongside Mali's home-grown MUJWA and Ansar Dine militant groups. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 6:04 odp.
French soldiers perform emergency first aid training in a hangar at the Malian army air base in Bamako January 14, 2013. France plans to increase its troops in Mali to 2,500 in the days ahead and is working to speed up the deployment of West African troops for a campaign against Islamist rebels, the government said on Monday. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 7:06 odp.
A French soldier lies on the ground during training for emergency first aid at the Malian army air base in Bamako January 14, 2013. France, which has poured hundreds of troops into the capital Bamako in recent days, carried out more air raids on Monday in the vast desert area seized last year by an Islamist alliance grouping al Qaeda's north African wing AQIM alongside Mali's home-grown MUJWA and Ansar Dine militant groups. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 6:01 odp.
A French soldiers lies on his mattress in a hangar at the Malian army air base in Bamako January 14, 2013. France, which has poured hundreds of troops into the capital Bamako in recent days, carried out more air raids on Monday in the vast desert area seized last year by an Islamist alliance grouping al Qaeda's north African wing AQIM alongside Mali's home-grown MUJWA and Ansar Dine militant groups. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS MILITARY) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 6:20 odp.
French soldiers leave a hangar at the Malian army air base in Bamako January 14, 2013. France, which has poured hundreds of troops into the capital Bamako in recent days, carried out more air raids on Monday in the vast desert area seized last year by an Islamist alliance grouping al Qaeda's north African wing AQIM alongside Mali's home-grown MUJWA and Ansar Dine militant groups. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY) Published: Led. 14, 2013, 6:19 odp.