Malian Army Beats Back Islamist Rebels With French Help

PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian government troops drove back Islamist rebels from a strategic central town after France intervened on Friday with air strikes to halt advances by the militants controlling the country's desert north.

Topics:  paris/bamako reuters     malian   islamist   france   
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