Fotogalerie: Tři týdny válčení v Mali - Aktuálně.cz

Helmets belonging to soldiers of the Nigerian army are seen as part of preparations for deployment to Mali, at the Nigerian Army peacekeeping centre in Jaji, near Kaduna January 17, 2013. French troops launched their first ground assault against Islamist rebels in Mali on Wednesday in a broadening of their operation against battle-hardened al Qaeda-linked fighters who have resisted six days of air strikes. West African military chiefs said the French would soon be supported by around 2,000 troops from Nigeria, Chad, Niger and other regional powers - part a U.N.-mandated deployment which had been expected to start in September but was kick-started by the French intervention. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY) Published: Led. 17, 2013, 1:16 odp.

Štafetu by od francouzského kontingentu měla v dohledné době převzít africká mise AFISMA, jednající pod záštitou OSN. Její nasazení ale vázne - kvůli nedostatku financí a potížím s logistikou. Z plánovaných 6000 afrických vojáků jich zatím do Mali nebo do sousedního Nigeru dorazily jen 2000. | Foto: Reuters