GunmenattackedtwoUnitedNationsbasesinMalionMonday,killingapeacekeeper,acontractorandsevenMalians,theUNsaid,inthelatestattacksonitspresenceinthecountry.Thepeacek
Large-scale military operations in Mali "are coming to an end," Malian Prime Minister Diango Cissoko said here Tuesday.
French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France and its African partners are winning the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali.
The Malian army, supported by its French allies, entered the town of Douentza early on Monday morning, a military source told Xinhua on the same day.
Al-Qaida-linked rebels in northern Mali are facing increasing pressure after days of bombardment by French war planes and with more troops to be deployed on the ground to help the government army.
The French air force on Sunday extended strike further north to Gao, one of the three major towns controlled by rebels in northern Mali, according to reports from local residents and official sources in Paris.
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