Photos: France sends troops to Mali
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A French soldier from the 2nd RIMA (French Navy Infantry Regiment), arriving from France, waits at the 101 military airbase near Bamako on January 14, 2013 before a deployment of his military unit in north of Mali. France is using air and ground power in a joint offensive with Malian soldiers launched on January 11 against hardline Islamist groups controlling northern Mali. AFP PHOTO /ERIC FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)
