BAMAKO, Mali — In the face of fierce, all-night bombardment by the French military, Mali’s Islamist insurgents have hunkered down to fight again. Barging into
French warplanes have bombed the rebel-held town of Gao in eastern Mali, the government in Paris has confirmed. France’s military went into action against Islamist
French combat helicopters and fighter jets conducted airstrikes in central Mali on Friday and Saturday, helping the local army block the southern progression of rebel
French airstrikes overnight in Mali pushed back Islamist rebels from a key village and destroyed a rebel command center,France said Saturday, as West African nations authorized what they