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The US has pledged intelligence and logistic aid to French forces battling al-Qaeda militants in Mali. In response to the French bombardment of the country, rebel leaders pledged to strike the “heart of France” and open the “gates of Hell.” 

French president Francois Holland hailed the latest overnight airstrikes on rebel targets as “achieving their goal” and said that assembling an African force to back up the French could take a “good week.”

French president Francois Holland

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“We will continue the deployment of forces on the ground and in the air,” Hollande added.

The international community has rallied behind France’s campaign in Mali, offering logistical support. Fears have been voiced on the international stage that if al-Qaeda-linked rebels entrench in Mali, the country could become a platform for them to spread throughout the region.

Location of Mali

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US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirmed that the US was providing intelligence to French forces in Mali. “One is obviously to provide limited logistical support, two is to provide intelligence support and three to provide some airlift capability,” Panetta said during a press briefing.

“We have made a commitment that al-Qaeda is not going to find any place to hide,” Panetta told reporters on Monday. 

However, he added, “There is no consideration of putting any American boots on the ground at this time,” Panetta told a news conference after meeting his Portuguese counterpart on the first leg of a trip to Europe.

Canada, Belgium, Denmark and Germany have also publicly supported the French incursion, pledging logistical support in the crackdown on the rebels.

West African defense chiefs will meet on Tuesday to approve the deployment of ground troops into Mali to tackle the Islamist rebel forces. 

“On January 15, the committee of Chiefs of Defense Staff will meet in Bamako to approve the contingency plan,” the mission head of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), Aboudou Toure Cheaka, told Reuters.In one week, troops would effectively be on the ground as a precursor to a full intervention plan, Cheaka said.

The original UN-approved initiative to deploy 3,330 West African troops was scheduled for this September, but the plan was brought forward when the French began their aerial bombardment of northern and central Mali on Friday. Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea and Senegal have all pledged troops, but said that a full deployment would have to wait because of training constraints.

The French government issued a statement on Monday that it would send 2,500 troops to support Malian government soldiers and the West African security force. France has already deployed some 750 troops to Mali under ‘Operation Serval.’

Despite the heavy French bombardment of rebel targets in the northern and central regions of the country over the weekend, Islamist militants are continuing to advance in their push towards the capital Bamako.

Rebel militants wrested the town of Diabaly from Malian security forces in a counterattack, the French Ministry of Defense reported on Monday. A leader of the al-Qaeda-affiliated of Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) told AFP that the rebels would strike the “heart of France” for their “attack on Islam.”

The French had “opened the gates of hell” and sprung a trap far “more dangerous than Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia,” the MUJAO leader said.

Northern Mali was captured by Islamist militants nine months ago; the international community has been debating since then over what action should be taken. The conflict escalated last week when France launched its air assault to “maintain stability in the region.” 

The EU will hold a meeting on Thursday to assess the situation and how best to aid the French forces in Mali.

RussiaToday



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    • HereAmI

      The French have forgotten the lessons they were taught at Dien Bien Phu. Time to remind them again, it seems.

    • antonietta ferrari

      Events are taking place so very rapidly,

      that it is very difficult to keep up with them.

      I wanted to mention that the Biblical Israelite nations are going

      to experience severe riots, which they will be quite unable to contain.

      Before I did this some else had some Rhema.

      “There is a conspiracy in USA to kill many people

      and then to do a great slaughter in the world believing

      to dominate it and to take all the wealth of the world.”

      There are also reports that President Obama has despatched death squads

      across the U.S. He and the other Biblical Israelite leaders, in religion, government, industry,

      and even entertainment believe that they are God, or that they are greater than God.

      They openly state this.

      The politicians and their handlers state that they literally can kill anyone, anywhere,

      at any time, without being accountable to anyone, except the one whom they serve,

      who demands death sacrifices.

      The above is all part of the expected New World Order,

      which I have stated is not going to happen.

      I expect the above conspiracy to fail, and to be over taken by riots,

      which are similar to what has been done overseas.

      The New World Order Lackeys will ultimately fail.

      They will be defeated, and killed, just as they plan to do to even their own people.

    • Anonymous

      If I was an African Citizen, I would be getting really pissed off right now. What the hell with the bombs? Why are we starting another war with these people? Why cant we just stay the hell out of other peoples business. What are we going to do when the entire earth just gets sick of the US, England and France and says… “OK, that’s enough… were gonna let you have it now”.

      • King of Shambhala

        They’ll blow up another WTC.

        Then there’ll be another Afghanistan war for a decade.

        If there weren’t friends of Islam inside the USA like Bush and Obama who betray the USA and chrsitain values then it’d be easier.

        I’m Buddhist so Islam is a no no for me.

    • The Truth!

      The Lord God Almighty’s hand is upon His children in America.

      Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

      Mat 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

      Peace be unto you

      Amen

      • Anonymous

        dont insult our intelligence by quoting a book of lies as truth idiot.

      • Archer

        Couldn’t of said it best myself. The muslims are the ones that will follow the beast system. The devil or should I say allah is deceiving them. I can’t wait until God comes and cleans this world from these pests. In the end we win with Christ. It’s coming soon, victory is ours and promised by God Himself.

        • explore

          @Archer I can tell you one thing, put a side your religious hate toward others and explore al little bit. Did you maybe heard about Dajjal mentioned in Islam???!!! Its AntiChrist and he is described very well and in details. And it is said that he Anti-Christ aka Dajjal will be most difficult expirience for humankind from time of Adam aka Adem peace be upon him pbuh.
          EXPLORE, GOOGLE IT

    • OneNineSixSix Ajai Dev Malik

      Is UN going to be there too ?…. to restore peace & order…… Yess…..

      We are with you NATO, UN, MI5…… Let there be peace….. and everywhere…..

    • Banderman

      Obama can’t even run America properly but wants to run the rest of the world? What a joke.

      • Mellissa

        I agree its a joke but we cant park the blame all on the current President as a person but on the long line of presidents that it took to get where they are today. Ever since WW2 the American military has acted like the world police. Sometimes they are asked for the help other times they are not at all.

      • King of Shambhala

        Obama’s mission is to gut the USA.

        Blacks gut any neighbourhiood they move into.

        When blacks move in whites move out, they don’t want to hand around to see the neighbourhood go down the drain.

    • Chuck Wheeler

      We need Lee Harvey Oswald – John W.Booth – style of men ! :twisted:

    • Anonymous

      This region of the world is a meat grinder waiting for American troops and is an area of the world not worth saving.

      Leave it to France and the rest of Europe it is their problem. If they do not have the technology to reach us within hours it should remain someone else’s problem. We need to retire from saving the world. It simply is not worth saving.

      • explore

        Quote ” We need to retire from saving the world” LOL what a comedian u r hahaha
        Saving=conquering=to slave it
        What a brainwashed people exist on this world…i can’t believe…

    • Gorja

      It looks like America have once again corrupted the mind of another country’s leader into going to war with another country they want to set up base in. America are positioning themselves all over the globe. This time they want France to do the dirty work and then once it all kicks off America move in. Meanwhile the American government sit on they’re behinds lapping up profits from support. One day America you will bite of more than you can chew.

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