With French Air Strikes, Has The War To Retake Northern Mali Begun? (+video) -- Peter Tinti, Christian Science Monitor
Today's expansion of the French air campaign beyond central Mali has left many wondering if the war has started – without much international coordination.
France widened its military intervention in the African nation of Mali today beyond targets in the center of the country, sending fighter jets to the north to hammer training camps, infrastructure, and logistics depots used by Islamist rebels with ties to Al Qaeda.
"The president is totally determined that we must eradicate these terrorists who threaten the security of Mali, our own country, and Europe," said France's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on French television.
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Commentaries, Opinions, Editorials, And Analysis On France's Intervention In Mali
France goes it alone -- The Economist
Hollande, Long Seen as Soft, Shifts Image With Firm Stance -- Steven Erlanger, New York Times
France’s Mali Force Faces Struggle to Widen Success -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Beau Geste in Mali -- Roger Kaplan, American Spectator
The bombing of Mali highlights all the lessons of western intervention -- Glen Greenwald, The Guardian
France's lonely intervention in Mali -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Hollande: the 'indecisive' French president who intervened in Africa -- Pierre Haski, The Guardian
Sending soldiers to Mali may be the only solution -- Jennifer Welsh, Globe and Mail
France Takes the Lead in Mali -- Max Boot, Commentary
Mali Shadow War Now Being Fought From the Sky -- David Axe, Danger Room
Prof Gaffney: 'Mali intervention is France's big test' -- BBC
France's Mali intervention a risk for 'new' Hollande -- Hugh Schofield, BBC
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France's lonely intervention in Mali -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Hollande: the 'indecisive' French president who intervened in Africa -- Pierre Haski, The Guardian
Sending soldiers to Mali may be the only solution -- Jennifer Welsh, Globe and Mail
France Takes the Lead in Mali -- Max Boot, Commentary
Mali Shadow War Now Being Fought From the Sky -- David Axe, Danger Room
Prof Gaffney: 'Mali intervention is France's big test' -- BBC
France's Mali intervention a risk for 'new' Hollande -- Hugh Schofield, BBC
Analysis: Mali - one African war France could not avoid -- Mark John and John Irish, Reuters
World media split on Mali intervention -- BBC
Mali: Vive La France -- Elliott Abrams, Council On Foreign Relations
French surprise intervention in Mali aims to stop terrorists, but will it trap Paris, too? -- Washington Post/AP
Hollande: the 'indecisive' French president who intervened in Africa -- Pierre Haski, The Guardian
Sending soldiers to Mali may be the only solution -- Jennifer Welsh, Globe and Mail
France Takes the Lead in Mali -- Max Boot, Commentary
Mali Shadow War Now Being Fought From the Sky -- David Axe, Danger Room
Prof Gaffney: 'Mali intervention is France's big test' -- BBC
France's Mali intervention a risk for 'new' Hollande -- Hugh Schofield, BBC
Analysis: Mali - one African war France could not avoid -- Mark John and John Irish, Reuters
World media split on Mali intervention -- BBC
Mali: Vive La France -- Elliott Abrams, Council On Foreign Relations
French surprise intervention in Mali aims to stop terrorists, but will it trap Paris, too? -- Washington Post/AP