Mali military enters fabled town of Timbuktu
Chadian soldiers patrol the streets of Gao, Northern Mali, Monday. Malian soldiers descended on the city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants fled into the desert having set ablaze a library that held thousands of ancient manuscripts. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Chadian soldiers patrol the streets of Gao, northern Mali, Monday. After securing a strategic bridge and the airport in Gao on Sunday, Malian troops backed by French helicopters and paratroopers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu, north of Gao, on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants fled into the desert. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Chadian soldiers patrol the streets of Gao, northern Mali, Monday. After securing a strategic bridge and the airport in Gao on Sunday, Malian troops backed by French helicopters and paratroopers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu, north of Gao, on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants fled into the desert. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Malian soldiers are stationed at the entrance of of Gao, northern Mali, Monday. After securing a strategic bridge and the airport in Gao on Sunday, Malian troops backed by French helicopters and paratroopers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu, north of Gao, on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants fled into the desert. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
