Locals welcome French soldiers in Diabaly northen Mali on February 17, 2013. Leaders in Africa's Sahel region called on Saturday for further efforts...
Malian soldiers sit aboard a vehicle as they enter Bourem northen Mali on February 17, 2013. Leaders in Africa's Sahel region called on Saturday for...
Malian soldier handles ammunition aboard a vehicle as they enter Bourem northen Mali on February 17, 2013. Leaders in Africa's Sahel region called on...
Malian soldiers sit aboard a vehicle as they enter Bourem northen Mali on February 17, 2013. Leaders in Africa's Sahel region called on Saturday for...
French soldier looks at the weapon of a Malian soldier as they enter Bourem, northen Mali on February 17, 2013. Leaders in Africa's Sahel region...
Locals welcome French soldiers in Bourem northen Mali on February 17, 2013. Leaders in Africa's Sahel region called on Saturday for further efforts...
Child holds a Locals welcome French soldiers in Bourem northen Mali on February 17, 2013. Leaders in Africa's Sahel region called on Saturday for...
Locals welcome French soldiers in Bourem northen Mali on February 17, 2013. Leaders in Africa's Sahel region called on Saturday for further efforts...
French soldier watches a controlled explosion of an artisanal bomb and other munitions by a bomb-disposal expert on February 14, 2013 found by the...
Convoy of French army vehicules patrol on February 4, 2013 between Timbuktu and Douentza. French fighter jets pounded Islamist supply bases in...
Convoy of French army vehicules patrol on February 4, 2013 between Timbuktu and Douentza. French fighter jets pounded Islamist supply bases in...
Convoy of French army vehicules patrol on February 4, 2013 between Timbuktu and Douentza. French fighter jets pounded Islamist supply bases in...
Convoy of French army vehicules patrol on February 4, 2013 between Timbuktu and Douentza. French fighter jets pounded Islamist supply bases in...
Man stands next to a bicycle past a burnt-out wreck of a vehicle, allegedly used by Islamists, following a major air strike, on February 3, 2013 in...
Man rides a bike past two burnt-out wrecks of vehicles allegedly used by Islamists following a major air strike, on February 3, 2013 in Diabaly....
Young Malian boy looks at Islamist vehicles destroyed by French airstrikes in the town of Diabaly, Mali on January 22, 2013. French and Malian forces...
Vehicle belonging to Islamic militants destroyed by French air strikes in the town of Diabaly, Mali on January 22, 2013. French and Malian forces...
Rokia Diallo stands outside her home that was occupied by Islamist militants for one week in Diabaly, Mali on January 21, 2013. Rokia fled Diabali...
Destroyed religious items inside a church in the town of Diabaly, Mali on January 21, 2013. The church was severely vandalized by Islamist rebels...
Residents of the town of Diabaly, Mali are stopped at a military checkpoint as they depart the town on January 20, 2013. For the last week, French...
Residents of the town of Diabaly, Mali are stopped at a military checkpoint as they depart the town on January 20, 2013. For the last week, French...
Malian soldiers patrol aboard a vehicule mounted with a machine gun in a street of Diabaly on January 26, 2013. French-led Malian troops recaptured...
Malian soldiers patrol aboard a vehicule mounted with a machine gun in a street of Diabaly on January 26, 2013. French-led Malian troops recaptured...
Malian soldiers patrol in a street of Diabaly on January 26, 2013. French-led Malian troops recaptured the Islamist stronghold of Gao, today, the...
Malian soldiers patrol aboard a vehicule mounted with a machine gun in a street of Diabaly on January 26, 2013. French-led Malian troops recaptured...
Malian soldiers patrol in a street of Diabaly on January 26, 2013. French-led Malian troops recaptured the Islamist stronghold of Gao, today, the...
Malian soldiers patrol in a street of Diabaly on January 26, 2013. French-led Malian troops recaptured the Islamist stronghold of Gao, today, the...
Malian soldiers patrol in a street of Diabaly on January 26, 2013. French-led Malian troops recaptured the Islamist stronghold of Gao, today, the...
Malian soldiers wait prior prepare to leave with French soldiers to the front line, on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly. AFP PHOTO / FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR
Malian soldiers wait prior prepare to leave with French soldiers to the front line, on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly. AFP PHOTO / FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR
Malian soldiers wait prior prepare to leave with French soldiers to the front line, on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly. AFP PHOTO / FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR
Malian soldiers wait prior prepare to leave with French soldiers to the front line, on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly. AFP PHOTO / FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR
Malian soldiers wait prior prepare to leave with French soldiers to the front line, on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly. AFP PHOTO / FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR
Malian soldiers wait prior prepare to leave with French soldiers to the front line, on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly. AFP PHOTO / FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR
Oumar Diakite, mayor of Diabably, Mali, shows one of the maps he used to relay ground coordinates to the French military on Islamist rebels who...
Diakaridia Doumbia snuck out of Diabaly, Mali, to fetch a satellite phone so he could continue relaying Islamist rebel positions to the French...
Malian soldiers watch a French military unit near Diabaly on January 23, 2013. French and Malian troops recaptured the frontline towns of Diabaly and...
Malian soldiers patrol in a street of Diabaly on January 23, 2013. French and Malian troops recaptured the frontline towns of Diabaly and Douentza...
Shoes remain on January 23, 2013 in the Malien barracks that was occupied by Islamists in Diabaly before a French air strike destroyed it . French...
French armoured vehicle patrols in a street of Diabali on January 23, 2013 . French and Malian troops recaptured the frontline towns of Diabaly and...
French soldiers inspect a Malian armoured vehicle on January 23, 2013 in the Malian barracks that was occupied by Islamists in Diabaly , before a...
French soldier inspects a Malian armoured vehicle on January 23, 2013 in the Malian barracks that was occupied by Islamists in Diabaly , before a...
French soldiers inspect a Malian armoured vehicle on January 23, 2013 in the Malian barracks that was occupied by Islamists in Diabaly , before a...
French soldier stands guard in an armoured vehicle while French troops are destroying a stock of ammunition, taken from djihadists, to secure the...
Malians gather round the remains of Islamists vehicles destroyed by an earlier French air strike on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly . AFP PHOTO /ERIC...
Malian soldier inspects a Malian armoured vehicle and a stock of munitions on January 23, 2013 in the Malian barracks that was occupied by Islamists...
Malians gather round the remains of Islamists vehicles destroyed by an earlier French air strike on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly . AFP PHOTO /ERIC...
Malians gather round the remains of destroyed Islamists vehicles destroyed by an earlier French air strike on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly . AFP PHOTO...
Malians gather round the remains of destroyed Islamists vehicles destroyed by an earlier French air strike on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly . AFP PHOTO...
Malians gather round the remains of destroyed Islamists vehicles destroyed by an earlier French air strike on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly . AFP PHOTO...
Malians gather round the remains of destroyed Islamists vehicles destroyed by an earlier French air strike on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly . AFP PHOTO...
Malian soldiers guard the church of Diabaly on January 23, 2013.Islamists destroyed catholic symbols inside the church before being chased out of...
Malians gather round the remains of destroyed Islamists vehicles destroyed by an earlier French air strike on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly . AFP PHOTO...
Malians continue to gather round the remains of an Islamists pickup on January 23, 2013 that was destroyed by a French air strike in Diabaly ....
Malian soldiers inspect a destroyed armoured vehicle and cases of ammunitions on January 23, 2013 in the Malian caserne that was occupied by Islamist...
Malian people watch a French Sagaie armoured vehicle patroling on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly, 400 kilometres north of the capital Bamako. French and...
French soldiers unload a rocket they found in an Islamist fighters ammunition stock before destroying it on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly, 400...
Malian people watch a French Sagaie armoured vehicle patroling on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly, 400 kilometres north of the capital Bamako. French and...
Malian people watch a French Sagaie armoured vehicle patroling on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly, 400 kilometres north of the capital Bamako. French and...
Malian children play football near French army tanks on January 23, 2013 in Diabaly, which was seized last week by Islamists and then heavily bombed...