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France military says Mali town Konna 'not recaptured'
This whole episode is starting to sound like a Inspector Clouseau movie.
French military officials say the Malian army has not recaptured the central town of Konna, contradicting reports from Mali at the weekend.

France launched its military intervention last Friday after Islamists seized Konna and began advancing further south. After French air strikes began, a Malian military official said the army had brought Konna back under control.

But the defence minister in Paris said it was not in Malian hands.
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
Jean-Yves Le Drian said the French aerial campaign had managed to block the rebels who had moved back to an area between Douentza and Gao. But, he said, "at this time, the town of Konna has still not been recaptured by the Malian armed forces".

Almost 800 French troops have been sent to help the Malian military fight back against the Islamists.

A West African force of around 3,300 is due to start arriving in Mali in the next few days.
Posted by: tipper 2013-01-15
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