France launches military intervention in Mali against Islamist rebels

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-1-13 9:19:06
A photo released on Jan. 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French fighter pilots attending a briefing at Kossei camp at the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. French President Francois Hollande announce that French forces have launched military intervention on Friday in a support of Malian troops countering Islamist rebels' offensive. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)
A photo released on January 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French fighter pilots attending a briefing at Kossei camp at the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)


A photo released on Jan. 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows a French soldier loading M82 missiles on a Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft at Kossei camp at the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. French President Francois Hollande announce that French forces have launched military intervention on Friday in a support of Malian troops countering Islamist rebels' offensive. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)
A photo released on January 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows a French soldier loading M82 missiles on a Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft at Kossei camp at the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)


A photo released on Jan. 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French Mirage 2000 D aircrafts flying over Mali overnight January 11 to 12, after taking off from the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. French President Francois Hollande announce that French forces have launched military intervention on Friday in a support of Malian troops countering Islamist rebels' offensive. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)
A photo released on January 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French Mirage 2000 D aircrafts flying over Mali overnight January 11 to 12, after taking off from the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)


A photo released on Jan. 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French Mirage 2000 D aircrafts flying over Mali overnight Jan. 11 to 12, after taking off from the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. French President Francois Hollande announce that French forces have launched military intervention on Friday in a support of Malian troops countering Islamist rebels' offensive. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)
A photo released on January 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French Mirage 2000 D aircrafts flying over Mali overnight January 11 to 12, after taking off from the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)


A photo released on Jan. 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers prepare to board on a fighter plane to Mali on Jan. 11, 2013 at Kossei camp at the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. French President Francois Hollande announce that French forces have launched military intervention on Friday in a support of Malian troops countering Islamist rebels' offensive. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)
A photo released on January 12, 2013 by French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers prepare to board on a fighter plane to Mali on January 11, 2013 at Kossei camp at the French military base of N'Djamena in Chad. (Xinhua/NICOLAS-NELSON RICHARD/ECPAD)




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