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Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. Islamic militants have captured a town in mali despite four days of bombardment from french jets. They are trying to prevent their former colony from being overrun by rebels linked to al qaeda. Capital, here is our report. Of french troops on the ground in mali. France has pulled out every stop to get them there. Pulling on every one of its bases in africa back and spare a man. Islamist forces have controlled the deserts of mali. They were pushing south. The air strikes began. The french claim to have pushed the rebel...

The french claim to have pushed the rebels back. The forces push on another front. France now needs land forces to capitalize on the campaign. Some of those forces will be african. They are slow in coming and they need military equipment. The main fighting will take place north of here. In the vast somalian desert. So far, the capital has remained unaffected. They were concerned that if the Islamists Cross a line in the sand, this would have been there next top. The war has come here in the form of wounded government soldiers. This is not just an air campaign. The suffering is on the ground. F...