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French soldiers from the 2nd RIMA (French Navy Infantry Regiment), arriving from France, train at the 101 military airbase in Bamako on January 14, 2013, as they prepare for their deployment in north of Mali. France launched airstrikes on Friday to back the Malian army in an operation against Islamist rebels who had seized the north of the country and were threatening to advance on the capital Bamako. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO