Mali residents celebrate in the streets as coalition liberates Gao and Timbuktu
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[url]http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/uk-mali-rebels-idUKBRE90P0A120130127[/url]
[quote]Residents of Mali's northern town of Gao, captured from sharia-observing Islamist rebels by French and Malian troops, danced in the streets to drums and music on Sunday as the French-led offensive also drove the rebels from Timbuktu.
The weekend gains made at Gao and Timbuktu by the French and Malian troops capped a two-week whirlwind intervention by France in its former Sahel colony, which has driven al Qaeda-allied militant fighters northwards into the desert and mountains.[/quote]
Pictures are screencaps from Lindsey Hilsum's Crawfordesque [url=http://blogs.channel4.com/lindsey-hilsum-on-international-affairs/inside-gao-motorbikes-celebrations-and-libertie/1586]Channel 4 report[/url]
Counterterrorists win
Wish I could be there to experience it.
See children, this is why you don't let Islamists hijack your bid for independence
Awesome win. Also glad the French army got a win under their belt too. I think it looks pretty good for them to beat a rebel group similar to what other nations are currently facing :v:
[QUOTE=don818;39385521]Awesome win. Also glad the French army got a win under their belt too. I think it looks pretty good for them to beat a rebel group similar to what other nations are currently facing :v:[/QUOTE]
I give it 4 months till they overstay welcome and people start suicide bombing them.
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