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The French-led military intervention in Mali could take years, a U.S. official warned on Monday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/us-official-mali-intervention-could-take-years-us-wants-african-led-operation/2013/01/28/75fac9d4-696c-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html

"The Malian army abuses marred the reconquest of the north"

http://translate.google.com/translate?act=url&depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.france24.com/fr/20130123-nord-mali-exactions-executions-sommaires-fidh

Secular Malian Tuareg MNLA rebels said on Monday they were now in control of the northern town of Kidal after Islamist militant fighters abandoned it.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-mali-rebels-kidal-idUSBRE90R0L920130128

Timbuktu mayor: Mali rebels torched library of historic manuscripts

Fleeing Islamist insurgents burnt two buildings containing priceless books as French-led troops approached, says mayor

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/28/mali-timbuktu-library-ancient-manuscripts

Mali Militants Shift Up Tactics As France’s War Coalition Grows

Mali’s rebels are adapting to attacks from above as the 15-day-old air war over West Africa gets a lot more intense. After Paris’ air force last week blasted the militants’ exposed vehicles and headquarters buildings (depicted in the targeting system video above), the survivors of the initial bombing runs learned to camouflage themselves.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/01/mali-air-war/