There are now some 2,000 French troops in Mali
French and Malian troops
have entered the key central Malian town of Diabaly, without resistance
from militant Islamists, reports say.
A convoy of about 30 armoured vehicles carrying some 200
French and Malian soldiers moved into the town, said an AFP reporter
with the soldiers.The Islamists fled the town on Friday after it was hit by French airstrikes.
France launched its military action in Mali more than a week ago to end the Islamist control of northern Mali.
France's military aim in Mali is its "total reconquest", French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.
"We will not leave any pockets" of resistance, he told French television.
France has sent some 2,000 troops to help Malian forces fight the Islamist militants.
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