Saturday, January 26, 2013

Photos of French troops in Mali


French troops at Bamako air base, Mali                                                                              Photo: Bate Felix

An Antonov Plane taxi for takeoff after delivering French military supplies in Mali                         Photo: Bate Felix

French soldiers test their gears at a Bamako air base before deployment in the north                   Photo: Bate Felix

A French soldier laces his boots at a Bamako air base                                                    Photo: Bate Felix

A French Mirage Jet sits on the tarmac of a Bamako air base                                         Photo: Bate Felix

French soldiers testing their weapons at a Bamako air base                                            Photo: Bate Felix












A French military convoy leaving Bamako for Segou

Photo: Bate Felix












Two French Mirage Jets return to Bamako air base after in mission in north Mali           Photo: Bate Felix













 A convoy for French Special Forces heading towards northern Mali
Photo: Bate Felix


















A French attack helicopter being delivered at a Bamako air base
Photo: Bate Felix














Nigeria's Major-Genral SU Abdulkadir
Head of African Forces in Mali presented to ECOWAS Chief of Defence Staffs in Mali
Photo: Bate Felix

 A Malian woman walk past a rebel machine gun mounted vehicle destroyed by French air strike in Diabaly
Photo: Bate Felix











People walk past three Islamist rebels vehicles destroyed by French laser guided missiles in Diabaly, Mali
Photo: Bate Felix

 A cache of 12.7mm artillery cartridges abandoned my Mali rebels in their flight from Diabaly  Photo: Bate Felix













 A Reuters cameraman films the scene of a French air strike on Mali rebel vehicles in Diabaly, Mali
Photo: Bate Felix