French-Backed Malian Forces Push Toward Rebel Stronghold -- Voice of America
French-backed Malian forces are battling Islamist militants in a key town that leads toward the city of Goa, a militant stronghold in the country's north.
Residents and security officials say French and Malian forces fought rebels in Hombori, on Friday, a town about 250 kilometers from Gao.
In another development Friday, the French News Agency said Islamic fighters have blown up a strategic bridge near the border with Niger. The road leads to the city of Gao.
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French-backed Mali forces push towards rebel-held Gao -- Reuters
Mali crisis: Troops 'take northern town of Hombori' -- BBC
Mali army pushes farthest east toward city of Gao -- AP
French, Malian troops seize northern Islamist towns -- Times of India/AFP
Mali troops push towards Gao after air raids -- Al Jazeera
Islamists destroy bridge in Mali, in 1st use of explosives since start of intervention -- Washington Post/AP
Islamic extremists destroy bridge near Niger border in Mali -- FOX News/AP
French Strikes Pound Rebels as Malians Restart Lives -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Mali: French, Malian Troops Take Town, Head for Gao and Timbuktu -- allAfrica.com
West African Forces Join French in Mali, Rebel Group Splits -- Voice of America
"Never leave", shell-shocked Mali residents tell France -- Reuters
French troops face complicated military landscape in Mali -- Washington Post
Mali Army, Riding U.S. Hopes, Is Proving No Match for Militants -- New York Times
Despite aid, Mali can't defend itself -- UPI
Mali's famed Timbuktu without water, other services -- CNN
Mali's top Muslim blasts 'wayward' rebels for imposing alien version of Islam -- Christian Science Monitor
Libya wants peacekeepers in Mali after French-led drive -- Reuter
Mali army pushes farthest east toward city of Gao -- AP
French, Malian troops seize northern Islamist towns -- Times of India/AFP
Mali troops push towards Gao after air raids -- Al Jazeera
Islamists destroy bridge in Mali, in 1st use of explosives since start of intervention -- Washington Post/AP
Islamic extremists destroy bridge near Niger border in Mali -- FOX News/AP
French Strikes Pound Rebels as Malians Restart Lives -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Mali: French, Malian Troops Take Town, Head for Gao and Timbuktu -- allAfrica.com
West African Forces Join French in Mali, Rebel Group Splits -- Voice of America
"Never leave", shell-shocked Mali residents tell France -- Reuters
French troops face complicated military landscape in Mali -- Washington Post
Mali Army, Riding U.S. Hopes, Is Proving No Match for Militants -- New York Times
Despite aid, Mali can't defend itself -- UPI
Mali's famed Timbuktu without water, other services -- CNN
Mali's top Muslim blasts 'wayward' rebels for imposing alien version of Islam -- Christian Science Monitor
Libya wants peacekeepers in Mali after French-led drive -- Reuter
West African Forces Join French in Mali, Rebel Group Splits -- Voice of America
"Never leave", shell-shocked Mali residents tell France -- Reuters
French troops face complicated military landscape in Mali -- Washington Post
Mali Army, Riding U.S. Hopes, Is Proving No Match for Militants -- New York Times
Despite aid, Mali can't defend itself -- UPI
Mali's famed Timbuktu without water, other services -- CNN
Mali's top Muslim blasts 'wayward' rebels for imposing alien version of Islam -- Christian Science Monitor
Libya wants peacekeepers in Mali after French-led drive -- Reuters
Colonial Ties Cloud Debate Over French Intervention in Mali -- Voice of America
Back to le future in Mali: French neo-colonialism looms over Africa? -- RT
Mali expert says Tuareg people key to beating insurgents -- John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
Mali: France's Just War in Mali -- allAfrica.com
Sound reasons to fight Al Qaeda in Mali -- Stefan Simanowitz, Global Post
"Never leave", shell-shocked Mali residents tell France -- Reuters
French troops face complicated military landscape in Mali -- Washington Post
Mali Army, Riding U.S. Hopes, Is Proving No Match for Militants -- New York Times
Despite aid, Mali can't defend itself -- UPI
Mali's famed Timbuktu without water, other services -- CNN
Mali's top Muslim blasts 'wayward' rebels for imposing alien version of Islam -- Christian Science Monitor
Libya wants peacekeepers in Mali after French-led drive -- Reuters
Colonial Ties Cloud Debate Over French Intervention in Mali -- Voice of America
Back to le future in Mali: French neo-colonialism looms over Africa? -- RT
Mali expert says Tuareg people key to beating insurgents -- John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
Mali: France's Just War in Mali -- allAfrica.com
Sound reasons to fight Al Qaeda in Mali -- Stefan Simanowitz, Global Post