French and Malian flags are flying throughout the capital city of Bamako today after French troops helped to liberate northern Mali from the radical Islamists who have occupied the region for almost a year. On Sunday, January 27, French and African troops took back the city of Gao, where jihadists used the Gao School of Nursing—once a thriving educational institution—as a base of operations. The next day, the troops liberated the ancient desert city of Timbuktu.
As the troops advance, stories of intense suffering, looting, and the destruction of precious, ancient manuscripts in Timbuktu are coming to light. And while spirits are high in Mali today, not all is back to normal in the north.
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