Mali - French intervention in Mali in an effort to expel the terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda. Military forces bombed the Islamic militant positions in northern Mali, West Africa.
"Four or five bombs were dropped in the area Esssakane, the capital city of Timbuktu westward Sunday morning (August 10)," says the BBC's Alex Duval Smith in Mali as published on Monday (11/08/2014).
The UN has also declared the existence of al-Qaeda militants operating in the area. Due to their presence, the last month of rockets attacked Timbuktu Airport.
French intervention in Mali started in January 2013, in an effort to expel Al-Qaeda linked group, which had taken control of the northern part of the country.
Last month, the French government said it had formed a new military operation to stop the emergence of jihadist groups in the Sahel region of Africa.
Earlier in May, two aid workers were killed because they were on the vehicle landmines in the area. Suspected Tuareg rebels and militias linked to Al-Qaeda operating in northern Mali are behind planting the landmines.
In the samam, Tuareg rebels also agreed on a cease-fire with the government of Mali. The two sides have held peace talks in Algeria.
"Four or five bombs were dropped in the area Esssakane, the capital city of Timbuktu westward Sunday morning (August 10)," says the BBC's Alex Duval Smith in Mali as published on Monday (11/08/2014).
The UN has also declared the existence of al-Qaeda militants operating in the area. Due to their presence, the last month of rockets attacked Timbuktu Airport.
French intervention in Mali started in January 2013, in an effort to expel Al-Qaeda linked group, which had taken control of the northern part of the country.
Last month, the French government said it had formed a new military operation to stop the emergence of jihadist groups in the Sahel region of Africa.
Earlier in May, two aid workers were killed because they were on the vehicle landmines in the area. Suspected Tuareg rebels and militias linked to Al-Qaeda operating in northern Mali are behind planting the landmines.
In the samam, Tuareg rebels also agreed on a cease-fire with the government of Mali. The two sides have held peace talks in Algeria.
