Malian children attend a class in a school of Timbuktu on February 1, 2013, which re-opens today after 10 months of islamists ruling in northern Mali
{"Image ImageDescription": "Malian children attend a class in a school of Timbuktu on February 1, 2013, which re-opens today after 10 months of islamists ruling in northern Mali. French-led troops worked today to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. The fabled desert city of Timbuktu, an ancient centre of Islamic learning, has been recaptured on January 28 by French-led forces in their offensive against Islamist rebels who have been occupying Mali's north since last April. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR        (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}