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Intervention in Mali
The euphoria greeting French troops who entered Mali this month after Islamist militants threatened to invade the south of the country has given way to a wariness among some who wonder what will follow.
France’s President Francois Hollande arrives at the airport with Mali’s interim president Dioncounda Traore after visiting the center of Timbuktu. (Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
The euphoria greeting French troops who entered Mali this month after Islamist militants threatened to invade the south of the country has given way to a wariness among some who wonder what will follow.