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In january twenty third teen during operation set about french and mali and forces we took timbuktu as well as the entire north of mali. the islamist insurgents often retreated without resistance into the desert and disappeared without a trace. but they left behind destroyed mosul liam's burned manuscripts and a traumatized population. while we're treating the hottest had burned about four thousand manuscripts. you for weeks french and mali and troops relentlessly pushed forward into northern mali tanks world along the main road between timbuktu and bamako. the evacuation of manuscript was eit...

Needed to help them. along using all our resources we informed the international community that and on that. account there and we also contacted the un security council. and we sounded the alarm yet we wanted the world to know what was happening in mali huntin back to. the path. on a path we could only intervene with the means available to us. and we were frustrated because unesco doesn't have an army a purpose or that in a square the. military forces then moved in in january twenty third team during operation set about the french and mali and forces we talked him back to as well as the entire...

>> it's -- it's not working. >> it's tough. facebook is 500 million strong, twitter less than that but growing significantly. it's become cheaper and easier to get a message out there. so there's a lot of junk frankly. the key thing for facebook and especially twitter that i've found is you have to engage your followers and friends. you know, you have to reach out to them pro-actively, pose questions, get their feedback on different things. >> that's a good idea. questions, not just post articles but questions. >> everyone loves a digital soapbox. you have to engage, if you follow, retweet, th...

Operationalize some things, like using companies like tweetdeck, where you can feed relative content. you don't have to worry about it. it's out there and it's done. so, once you have that operation set, i would engage in conversation like you do. but also, i would get your most passionate customers out there do a story, do a feature about them, tag them in photos so that it appears on their own page, and then their friends will see that they're engaged. >> and don't be afraid to personalize it, too. they think i'm a formal company, i have to say here's the latest special. >> add rod kurtz. >>...

He's doing his part and his government can serve the needs of the people. there's an effort to make sure the afghan people are onboard which is why coalition forces did not plow through marjah in the first 24 hours. >> had we gone through the first night we would have liberated marjah but that would have illegitimate because it would have involved destruction of their homes, life hoods and loss of friends and families that to them is not acceptable. > reporter: this is about hearts and minds, trying to make sure the afghan population remains onboard as they're key to winning the war long term...