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
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A French attack helicopter being delivered at a Bamako air base
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Nigeria's Major-Genral SU Abdulkadir
Head of African Forces in Mali presented to ECOWAS Chief of Defence Staffs in Mali
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A Malian woman walk past a rebel machine gun mounted vehicle destroyed by French air strike in Diabaly
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People walk past three Islamist rebels vehicles destroyed by French laser guided missiles in Diabaly, Mali
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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
