CBC.ca | French, Malians reach Timbuktu in rebel-held north - source swissinfo.ch BAMAKO/SEVARE, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian troops advancing against Islamist rebels in northern Mali have reached Timbuktu, the fabled Saharan trading town occupied last year by al Qaeda-allied fighters, a Malian military source said on Sunday. French and Malian forces approach Timbuktu France claims control of Gao Mali rebel chief killed in French air strikes |

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