Bamako, Mali (AP) - islamic militants have been out of the Konna, a city of extreme molecular took earlier this week, the French army launched a military action, Mali north, Mali military officials said on Saturday.
Diarran tongli lieutenant colonel said, the military did not control city Konna, still looking for any hidden islamic extreme of activists.
, "lieutenant colonel said:" Islam is out of the Konna city. We are doing scanning city, to find any hidden to the concerted islamist activists. "Comprehensive recover city is too early to determine, because we have no control of the city, we stay alert."
Islamic organization Ann sall delicacies, sanda, spokesman ABU Mohammed told the Associated Press, he could not confirm if his soldiers are still in Konna, because communication network has since last Friday tail plate.
"I can't tell you, if our soldiers are still in the city's Konna, if they are not, because yesterday afternoon at the beginning, I have no contact with them the telephone network has poured in this region," said Mohammed.
In the past nine months, militants have control of the north, a large, a disorderly desert region kidnap vigorous development.
The French launched air strikes on Friday, to help defeat Mali government group al-qaida militants Konna on Thursday, promote the main army base in Mali central and increase the vast desert nation of the chip.
French President francois Mr Lande said: "terrorist groups, drug traffickers and extreme activists in northern Mali" that threaten our savage. "He confirmed that the operation will continue to" as long as necessary. "
France said, this is in Mali requirements, no one but celine dion from kun da TeLaAoLei the President declared a state of emergency, because militants prior to take action.
Mr Lande said: "the French army support Mali unit against terrorists, this afternoon," in Paris last Friday.
He did not reveal any details of the operation, to field said, its purpose is to protect the 6000 French citizens in Mali, seven people have been held.
The French commandos also according to the report, hit the Somali islamic base, trying to rescue a French hostages.
Saturday morning in somalia attacks the goal is to prevent people, youth party warrior damage kidnapped French security officials in Mali French military intervention retaliation. A Somali intelligence officials, insist on do not want to give his name, because he has no permission and news media discussion, said Bulomarer actions killed "number", "youth party fighter, but he did not hostages information.
One young party official confirmation that fight, and that the group held a killed the people of the French soldiers. He did not wish to be named, speech, because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
However, the office, the French army of overseas business, the main spokesman thierry · buck's captain ahab said, it doesn't have any somalia action information.
The leadership of the French diplomatic push the international community to take action, in north Africa, the effort to get the dominant power, or training weak Mali army, has tow.
The UN security council denounced Konna capture, and urged the United Nations member states to help Mali ", in order to reduce terrorist organizations and relevant groups a threat."
The end of last year, 15 countries, including Mali, west Africa, agree to the suggestion of military north, and from the United Nations for support
The security council authorized intervention, but on a certain condition. Including Mali military training, this has been accused of serious violations of human rights behavior, because last year made a military coup country into chaos.
The French foreign minister method than youse confirmed that in Mali, France has launched air. But he declined to give details for security reasons.
The French armed helicopter in Mali, two diplomats told the Associated Press. They do not want to give his name to speak, because they were not authorized to the operation of the public discussion. The French special forces, they have in the area recently, is also believed to participate in military action, a diplomat said.
The United Nations secretary-general ban ki-moon told the Associated Press, Senegal and Nigeria also from Mali the President's appeal to respond against militants.
Fight on Wednesday and Thursday, Konna representative government forces and islamists in nearly a year, the conflict between the first, because militants seized the northern city of high, base dall and timbuktu.
Four months before the islamists occupied the town of Douentza brief standoff, and the local militia, but go back again, until the outbreak of the conflict Konna on Wednesday night, in a city of 50000 people, of which the inhabitants of terrible curled up in their homes. Konna only 45 miles (70 kilometers) of northern towns hold mopti, Niger river port city of strategy.
Al-qaeda alliance in African Mali, a country teeter poverty and hunger unrelenting cycle in the forest and desert years has always been a hazy exist. Most Mali adhere to a moderate form of Islam.
However, in recent months, terrorist groups and its Allies use of political instability, territory, they use stock weapons and training troops.



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