Operation Serval (French: Opération Serval) is an ongoing French army military operation in Mali. The aim of the operation is to stop and ultimately defeat an aggressive Islamic militant rebellion in the north of Mali,[which had begun a push into the center of Mali.
0: French troops on the way for Léré Ver detalle |
1: Chadian soldiers Ver detalle |
2: French Forces in Bamako Ver detalle |
3: Diabali Ver detalle |
4: French soldiers in Diabali Ver detalle |
5: Malian soldiers in Diabali Ver detalle |
6: Sevare French Forces Ver detalle |
7: Douentza French forces Ver detalle |
8: Timbuktu Islamist rebels Ver detalle |
9: Gao Islamist rebels Ver detalle |
10: Kidal Islamist rebels Ver detalle |
11: MNLA Tuareg Nationalists Ver detalle |
12: Mopti French soldiers Ver detalle |
13: Sevare French soldiers Ver detalle |
14: French aircraft base Ver detalle |
15: Niono French soldier Ver detalle |
16: French Army Mechanized Infantry Unit Ver detalle |
17: Markala Town Malian Soldiers Ver detalle |
18: Chadian soldiers Ver detalle |
19: Burkina Faso soldiers Ver detalle |
20: French Air Strikes Ver detalle |
21: Ansongo French Air Strikes Ver detalle |
22: Mopti, helicopter battalion of French army Ver detalle |
23: Hombori Ver detalle |
24: Douentza Ver detalle |
25: Hombori French soldiers Ver detalle |
26: Ansongo bridge Ver detalle |
27: Column of French army armoured Ver detalle |
28: Léré Ver detalle |
29: French and Malian troops on the way for Gao Ver detalle |
The French Ministry of Defence confirmed that the cities of Diabali and Douentza are now under the control of the Malian troops since Monday morning, January 21, 2013.
Under the control of AQMI group Al-Qaida in the Islamic Mahgreb
Under the control of MUJAO Group Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
City of Kidal under the control of Group Ansar Dine Islamist
French soldiers are around the city of Sévaré
Bamako International airport aircraft base with Mirage 2000D French fighter aircraft
French Air Force continue air strikes against Islamist ground targets near Diabaly and Konna. (January 23, 2013).
France has carried out air strikes during night of Thursday, January 24, 2013, on Asongo in Mali, just 80 kilmometres south of the Islamist stronghold of Gao.
A helicopter battalion equipped with SA 342 Gazelle and AS 332 Super Puma Gazelle arrived in Mopti, Wednesday, 23 January, 2013.
Government forces advanced into northern Mali on Friday and reached the town of Hombori, some 160 km (100 miles) south of the Islamist rebel stronghold of Gao, after French air strikes drove back the militants, military sources said.
The sources on the ground, who declined to be identified, said the Malian army had moved forward after taking the central town of Douentza on Monday. There was no immediate official confirmation from the Malian defense ministry. January 25,2013.
French and Malian Soldiers took control of the city of Hombori durng the night of Thursday to Friday, january 25, 2013
On Friday, January 25, 2013, Islamist extremists based in the Malian town of Ansongo destroyed a bridge near the Niger border, officials said, marking the first use of explosives by the insurgents since the start of a French-led military intervention two weeks ago.