Published On: Thu, Jan 31st, 2013

French Troops In Mali Take Kidal, Last Islamist Holdout

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BBC :    French forces have secured the northern Malian town of Kidal, the last main stronghold of Islamist rebels in the region, military officials say.

Militant Islamist fighters had already left the town, near the Algerian border, and are believed to be hiding in the surrounding mountains.

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