A French soldier holding a FAMAS-F1 assault rifle and a ABL (light anti-tank rocket launcher) patrols next to the central police station, on February 11, 2013 in Gao, one day after Islamist gunmen battled French and Malian troops. A French attack helicopter destroyed the central police station in Gao in a pre-dawn assault, after rebels from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) hiding in the building opened fire on Malian troops Sunday, sparking an hours-long street battle. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT
{"Image ImageDescription": "A French soldier holding a FAMAS-F1 assault rifle and a ABL (light anti-tank rocket launcher) patrols next to the central police station, on February 11, 2013 in Gao, one day after Islamist gunmen battled French and Malian troops. A French attack helicopter destroyed the central police station in Gao in a pre-dawn assault, after rebels from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) hiding in the building opened fire on Malian troops Sunday, sparking an hours-long street battle.  AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT        (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}