Fight continues in Mali

French Mirage 2000 D aircraft flying to N'Djamena after taking off from the French military base of Nancy. The battle to retake Mali's north from the al-Qaida-linked groups controlling it began in earnest on Jan. 12, 2013, after hundreds of French forces deployed to the country and began aerial bombardments to drive back the Islamic extremists from a town seized earlier this week.

Credit: AP Photo/R.Nicolas-Nelson, ECPAD