Obama had a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Francois Hollande to discuss the setting-up of a military mission in Mali, as well as drawing up a ?road map? that should result in elections and the restoration of democratic rule in the African country, according to a statement by the White House.
Malian troops advance eastwards
The Malian army backed up by the French troops on Friday moved into the town of Hombori, advancing east towards the Islamist stronghold of Gao.
At night the troops patrolled the area to check it for possible Islamist attacks, as earlier Islamist fighters blew up a bridge near the border with Niger.
French and Mali troops on patrol together
On the night of Friday, January 25th, French and Malian servicemen conducted their first patrol of the territory south of the town of Gao in the north-east of the country.
Earlier French military aircraft delivered high-precision strikes on the positions of the militant radical groups, including the region not far from Mali?s border with Niger.
According to information available, preparations are underway for an attack on Gao together with servicemen from Chad and Niger based on in Nigeria. Meanwhile, the member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are planning to hold an emergency session of the joint chiefs of staff on the situation in Mali in Abidjan on Saturday, January 26.
The deployment of African forces in Mali will be the subject.
Voice of Russia, TASS, Interfax
Source: http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_01_26/Obama-supports-French-military-operation-in-Mali/
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