{"id":1846,"date":"2013-01-16T10:11:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T15:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2013-01-16T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T15:11:21","slug":"france-in-direct-combat-in-mali-within-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/01\/16\/france-in-direct-combat-in-mali-within-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"France in &#8216;direct combat&#8217; in Mali within hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/france-direct-combat-mali-within-hours-075035063.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/l.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/9FTIgCd6Gx5aEhDhqXEm.g--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-\/http%3A\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en_us\/News\/ap_webfeeds\/8dbd6f9ad441b601260f6a70670079f7.jpg?resize=130%2C86\" width=\"130\" height=\"86\" alt=\"Young men play football in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2013. French forces led an all-night aerial bombing campaign Tuesday to wrest control of a small Malian town from armed Islamist extremists who seized the area, including its strategic military camp. A a convoy of 40 to 50 trucks carrying French troops crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast as France prepares for a possible land assault. Several thousand soldiers from the nations neighboring Mali are also expected to begin arriving in coming days. (AP Photo\/Jerome Delay)\" align=\"left\" title=\"Young men play football in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2013. French forces led an all-night aerial bombing campaign Tuesday to wrest control of a small Malian town from armed Islamist extremists who seized the area, including its strategic military camp. A a convoy of 40 to 50 trucks carrying French troops crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast as France prepares for a possible land assault. Several thousand soldiers from the nations neighboring Mali are also expected to begin arriving in coming days. (AP Photo\/Jerome Delay)\" border=\"0\"><\/a>French troops pressed northward in Mali toward territory occupied by Islamist militants on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat &#8220;within hours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nvia Yahoo! News &#8211; Latest News &amp; Headlines <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/france-direct-combat-mali-within-hours-075035063.html\">http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/france-direct-combat-mali-within-hours-075035063.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French troops pressed northward in Mali toward territory occupied by Islamist militants on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat &#8220;within hours.&#8221; via Yahoo! 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