Photos: France sends troops to Mali
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French Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault (4thdL) heads a meeting on January 14, 2013 at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, with France's armies chief of staff, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (3rdL) to inform leaders of French political parties on France's military intervention in Mali. France launched its operation against Mali-based Islamists on a unilateral basis on January 11, but has since been offered logistical support by several NATO allies, including Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Germany and the United States. AFP PHOTO MEHDI FEDOUACH (Photo credit should read MEHDI FEDOUACH/AFP/Getty Images)
