H/T Golem Bar who adds this disclaimer and explanation:
just uploaded,, video and link, the video is unverified, keep in mind that Al-Qaeda was able to seize Mali due to help by the Libyan rebels who were themselves aided by France, the U.S and Nato forces
And from Yahoo News:
Malian army beats back Islamist rebels with French help
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Reuters/Reuters – France’s President Francois Hollande arrives to deliver a statment on the situation in Mali at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
Western governments, particularly former colonial power France, had voiced alarm after the al Qaeda-linked rebel alliance captured the town of Konna on Thursday, a gateway towards the capital Bamako 600 km (375 miles) south.
President Francois Hollande said France would not stand by to watch the rebels push southward. Paris has repeatedly warned that the Islamists’ seizure of the country’s north in April gave them a base to attack neighboring African countries and Europe.
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The police should have been more vigilant. They should have seen them coming and started firing into the air. This incident will wake them up nationally now and thus make them to be quicker off the mark for next time.
Hollande seems surprisingly strong against Islamist threats.
Don, all warning shots do is waste ammo.
France ups terror threat level after Mali strike
PARIS — The French president says the country will raise its domestic terror threat level after military action in Mali and Somalia, promising to increase protection at public buildings and transportation networks
President Francois Hollande said Saturday he had ordered increased security after the French military operations in the two African countries against Islamist forces.
France has some of the world’s most recognizable monuments and a wide-ranging national transportation network; like the U.S., it also has an organized government response if there are specific fears of a terrorist attack.
French aircraft and troops are backing soldiers in Mali who are trying to push back Islamist offensives; in Somalia, French commandos launched a failed raid to rescue an intelligence agent held hostage there for three years.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/01/12/2354099/france-ups-terror-threat-level.html