“French warplanes pounded Islamist militant targets in Mali Thursday as international efforts to help the African nation’s government fight insurgents gained momentum.
For a fourth consecutive day, airstrikes hit in and around Diabaly — a town in central Mali, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the capital of Bamako — prompting men, women and children to flee or find cover, witnesses said.”
Source:France continues Mali airstrikes; residents frantic – CNN.com
