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Insurgents allied with al-Qaida mount an assault on southern Mali. The French send troops and launch air strikes to stave off the attack. Islamist militants seize a foreign-owned gas field...
The destruction of ancient Muslim shrines in Timbuktu since July has mirrored the dynamiting of the giant Buddha statues Bamiyan in 2001. Both senseless acts were carried out by militants...
For now, Mr. Hollande's military move is a welcome expression of determination. But it can hardly be more than a stopgap measure, insufficient to reverse the occupation of the north. Mali...