French soldiers sit aboard a Malian military armed car at the 101 military airbase near Bamako on January 14, 2013. France is using air and ground power in a joint offensive with Malian soldiers launched on January 11 against hardline Islamist groups controlling northern Mali.
{"Image ImageDescription": "French soldiers sit aboard a Malian military armed car at the 101 military airbase near Bamako on January 14, 2013. France is using air and ground power in a joint offensive with Malian soldiers launched on January 11 against hardline Islamist groups controlling northern Mali.  AFP PHOTO /ERIC FEFERBERG\n        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}