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Fighting islamists in Mali

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On January 2012, several insurgent groups started fighting a campaign against the Malian government with the intention to gain independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. One year passed, President of France François Hollande agreed to a request from the government of Mali for foreign military aid and deployed a contingent to support Mali troops to block a rebel advance on the capital city, Bamako. Within days, a coalition of french, malian and several western african countries started fighting the insurgent groups in an attempt to regain control of the country's northern provinces.

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  • January 19, 2013 - Markala, Mali: French Army men take defensive position in the outskirts of Markala, in preparation for an advance towards the northern city of Diabaly, under siege by islamist militants since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: A local child stands by destroyed islamic militants' armoured vehicles in central Diabaly, a day after Mali government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: Locals stand near french military forces take guard in central Diabaly, a day after Mali government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Markala, Mali: French Army men take defensive position in the outskirts of Markala, in preparation for an advance towards the northern city of Diabaly, under siege by islamist militants since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: French Army men gather in Niono's main square near the Mali police headquarters. Niono is the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: Local children scavenge destroyed islamic militants' armoured vehicles in central Diabaly, a day after Mali government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: Local merchants at a stall in Diabaly market, a day after Mali government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: Locals take lunch at a restaurant, with Kaddafi, Bob Marley and Emperor Haile Selassiei poster displayed on the wall, in Niono village, the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January. In the back<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: Local residents watch a convoy of french troops passing by in direction to Niono village, the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: A Mali army men take guard in Diabaly city centre, a day after the government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: Moriba Coulibaly, the Major of Niono village, receives a call from people sieged in the neighbouring cry of Diabaly. Niono is the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January. In the back<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: Mali army men check a military base in central Diabaly, for unexploded ordinance, a day after Mali government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: A french army man checks the Mali military base in central Diabaly, for unexploded ordinance, a day after Mali government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 17, 2013 - Bamako, Mali: First group of forty five Togolese army men arrive at Bamako International Airport to take part in the international force deployed to Mali to defend the country against the islamists rebel groups advancing from the northern areas of the country.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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Last week the Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: Local prepare ingredients for dinner in Niono village, the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: General view of the inside of a destroyed catholic church in central Diabaly, a day after Mali government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Markala, Mali: French Army men take defensive position in the outskirts of Markala, in preparation for an advance towards the northern city of Diabaly, under siege by islamist militants since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: Local children scavenge destroyed islamic militants' armoured vehicles in central Diabaly, a day after Mali government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 21, 2013 - Diabaly, Mali: A Mali army man takes guard on the road outside Diabaly, a day after the government troops regain control of the city. Diabaly was under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
<br />
The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: Local residents watch the news on a street outside the Mali army improvised headquarters in Niono village, the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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  • January 19, 2013 - Niono, Mali: French Army men gather in Niono's main square near the Mali police headquarters. Niono is the last government controlled location before Diabaly, a city under islamist militants control since the 14th of January.<br />
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Several insurgent groups have been fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organisation fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.<br />
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The Malian government pledge to the French army to help the national troops to stop the rebellion advance towards the capital Bamako. The french troops started aerial attacks on rebel positions in the centre of the country and deployed several hundred special forces men to counter attack the advance on the ground. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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