Photos: France sends troops to Mali
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Blood bags collected during a blood donation are seen, on January 14, 2013 in Bamako. Islamists have retreated in the east of Mali but French forces are facing a difficult situation in the west of the country where rebels are well armed, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on January 14. France launched the operation alongside the Malian army on January 11, 2013 to counter a push south by the insurgents who had threatened to advance on the capital Bamako. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOG0 (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)
