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2013-01-27 Africa North
French forces advance on Gao
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Posted by Fred 2013-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [336123 views ]  Top
 File under: al-Qaeda in North Africa 

#1 WTF? In the name of Cromwell, assemble the fleet (such as it is) and commence doing the thing we do.










Oh... Gao.
nvmd.
Posted by Shipman 2013-01-27 03:28||   2013-01-27 03:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Cornwallis, dang it, never mind. sigh.
Posted by Shipman 2013-01-27 03:30||   2013-01-27 03:30|| Front Page Top

#3 could be 'in the name of Crom'

Crom being the god worshipped by Conan the Barbarian
Posted by lord garth 2013-01-27 11:09||   2013-01-27 11:09|| Front Page Top

#4 they better make sure they don't lose any soldiers to the Islamists. this is not a war where you want to be a prisoner.
Posted by Raider 2013-01-27 11:14||   2013-01-27 11:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Waydaminnit! Yesterday the turbans blew a "strategic" bridge, thereby cutting off access to both Niger and to Gao. Now we've got the Frenchies teleporting in right past the wreckage.

Does anybody know how deep the water was under the blown bridge?
Posted by Mike Ramsey 2013-01-27 21:47||   2013-01-27 21:47|| Front Page Top

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