French-led forces recapture the ancient town of Timbuktu.
Malian soldiers enter the historic city of Timbuktu, occupied for 10 months by Islamists who imposed a harsh form of sharia, on January 28, 2013. Hundreds of people scrambled Monday to give French-led troops a hero's welcome as they entered the city. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images
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FOREIGN POLICY:On Jan. 28, after two weeks of beating back Islamists with little resistance, French-led forces regained control over the town of Timbuktu. One thousand French soldiers along with 200 Malian troops seized the airport and surrounded the town, an ancient cultural hub and major prize in the fight for the country. "The town has been effectively taken without any clashes," Col. Thierry Burkhard told reporters at a briefing in Paris.
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