After a successful three-week operation, French troops are close to recapturing all the key northern towns previously held by the rebels. They took Timbuktu and Gao over the weekend. Early on Wednesday, January 31, 2013, they secured the airport in the desert town of Kidal, meeting no resistance, but were prevented from entering the town itself because of a sandstorm.
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| French special forces on VPS Panhard light 4x4 tactical vehicle drive through the city of Gao, Northern Mali, Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013. |
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