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Posted: 2/21/2013 12:43:40 PM EST
FILE In this Jan. 21, 2013 file photo, French troops inspect the charred remains of trucks used by radical Islamists, on the outskirts of Diabaly, Mali. An instruction on camouflaging cars is one of 22 tips on how to avoid drones, listed on a document left behind by the Islamic extremists as they fled northern Mali from a French military intervention in January. The tip sheet, found Feb. 6 by an AP reporter in Timbuktu, reflects how al-Qaida’s chapter in North Africa anticipated a military intervention that would make use of drones, as the battleground in the war on terror worldwide is shifting from boots on the ground to unmanned planes in the air.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
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Posted: 2/21/2013 12:43:40 PM EST
FILE In this Aug. 31, 2012 file photo, fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali, as they prepare to publicly lash a member of the Islamic Police found guilty of adultery. An instruction on camouflaging cars is one of 22 tips on how to avoid drones, listed on a document left behind by the Islamic extremists as they fled northern Mali from a French military intervention in January. The tip sheet, found Feb. 6 by an AP reporter in Timbuktu, reflects how al-Qaida’s chapter in North Africa anticipated a military intervention that would make use of drones, as the battleground in the war on terror worldwide is shifting from boots on the ground to unmanned planes in the air.(AP Photo, File)
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Posted: 2/8/2013 7:13:25 AM EST
This photo taken Feb. 4, 2013, and released on Feb. 7, 2013, by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows a Rafale jetfighter flying over Mali. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north. (AP Photo/Anthony Jeuland, ECPAD, French Air Force)
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Posted: 2/8/2013 5:48:24 AM EST
A Malian woman waits at a checkpoint on the banks of the Niger river outside Gao, northern Mali, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. French troops began to withdraw from Timbuktu Thursday after securing the fabled city as they ramped up their mission in another northern Mali city, searching for Islamic extremists who may be mixing among the local population. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/8/2013 5:48:24 AM EST
Malian soldiers man a checkpoint on the banks of the Niger river outside Gao, northern Mali, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. French troops began to withdraw from Timbuktu Thursday after securing the fabled city as they ramped up their mission in another northern Mali city, searching for Islamic extremists who may be mixing among the local population. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/8/2013 4:03:30 AM EST
A Malian soldier walks in Gao, northern Mali, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. French troops began to withdraw from Timbuktu Thursday after securing the fabled city as they ramped up their mission in another northern Mali city, searching for Islamic extremists who may be mixing among the local population. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/7/2013 7:38:36 AM EST
French armoured vehicles are seen heading towards the Niger border before making a left turn north in Gao, northern Mali, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/7/2013 5:48:20 AM EST
Malian soldiers patrol the streets of Gao, northern Mali, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:13:30 AM EST
Residents stand by the crater, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013, made by a rocket that landed near a Malian military post Tuesday in Gao, northern Mali. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:13:30 AM EST
Malian soldiers follow a resident Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013 to a house formally occupied by Mujao radicals when they fled Gao, northern Mali. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:13:30 AM EST
French armoured vehicles are seen heading towards the Niger border before making a left turn north in Gao, northern Mali, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:13:30 AM EST
A French tank is seen heading north at the tail end of a 60-plus military convoy in Gao, northern Mali, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:13:30 AM EST
Malian soldiers inspect a stick of Nitram 5 explosive they found Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013, after residents notified authorities of suspicious bags left by Mujao radicals when they fled Gao, northern Mali. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 6:28:37 AM EST
A Malian man dressed in green walks between green doors of closed shops in Gao, northern Mali, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 6:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb. 4, 2013 photo, Salaka Djicke stands at the entrance to the women's jail where she was held for two nights by Islamic police after being caught having a relationship with a married man, in Timbuktu, Mali. Until they were chased out by the French last week, the Islamic extremists who controlled northern Mali since April applied a harsh brand of Shariah in the moderate Muslim region. Djicke was publicly whipped, and at least one other unmarried couple was executed by stoning. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 6:23:35 AM EST
In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 photo, Salaka Djicke stands in the town square where she was publicly whipped after being caught having a relationship with a married man, in Timbuktu, Mali. Until they were chased out by the French last week, the Islamic extremists who controlled northern Mali since April applied a harsh brand of Shariah in the moderate Muslim region. Djicke was jailed and publicly flogged, and at least one other unmarried couple was executed by stoning. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 6:23:35 AM EST
In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 photo, Salaka Djicke stands in the prison cell where she was held for two nights by Islamic police after being caught having a relationship with a married man, in Timbuktu, Mali. Until they were chased out by the French last week, the Islamic extremists who controlled northern Mali since April applied a harsh brand of Shariah in the moderate Muslim region. Djicke was publicly whipped, and at least one other unmarried couple was executed by stoning. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 6:23:35 AM EST
In this Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 photo, Salaka Djicke tells how she was jailed and flogged after being caught having a relationship with a married man, in Timbuktu, Mali. Until they were chased out by the French last week, the Islamic extremists who controlled northern Mali since April applied a harsh brand of Shariah in the moderate Muslim region. Djicke was publicly whipped, and at least one other unmarried couple was executed by stoning. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 5:28:24 AM EST
A Malian street child walks in Gao, northern Mali, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Posted: 2/6/2013 5:28:24 AM EST
Malian men listen to soldiers in Gao, northern Mali, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
