Gunbattle rocks Gao after rebels surprise French, Malians

yahoo news ^

[BenLurkin]

Islamist insurgents launched a surprise raid in the heart of the Malian town of Gao on Sunday, battling French and local troops in a blow to efforts to secure Mali's recaptured north.

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French helicopters clattered overhead and fired on al Qaeda-allied rebels armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades who had infiltrated the central market area and holed up in a police station, Malian and French officers said.

The fighting inside Gao was certain to raise fears that pockets of determined Islamists who have escaped the lightning four-week-old French intervention in Mali will strike back with guerrilla attacks and suicide bombings.

After driving the bulk of the insurgents from major northern towns such as Timbuktu and Gao, French forces are trying to search out their bases in the remote and rugged Adrar des Ifoghas mountains, far up in the northeast.

But with Mali's weak army unable to secure recaptured zones, and the deployment of a larger African security force slowed by delays and kit shortages, vast areas to the rear of the French forward lines now look vulnerable to guerrilla activity.

[BenLurkin]

So predictable...as Al-Qeada evaporated from in front of them the French should have expected them to pop up behind them.

[struggle]

Publicly announce all bullets are covered with pork grease. Problem solved.

[BenLurkin]

Hang the al Qaeda guys in the middle of Gao after stuffing bacon stuffed in their mouths.

[Navy Patriot]

Oh dear, I guess the French won't be home for Easter.

Maybe they should have started a little earlier.

[dynachrome]

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[SWAMPSNIPER]

What were the French doing when they were surprised? They certainly weren’t paying attention.

[RedMDer]

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[STD]

whoring, drinking, whoring and smoking hash. What else there to do in Mali? Did I mention whoring?

[STD]

Vivre d’amour et d’eau fraîche

[mosesdapoet]

In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Gunbattle rocks Gao after rebels surprise French, Malians, STD wrote:
whoring, drinking, whoring and smoking hash. What else there to do in Mali? Did I mention whoring?

OK..Here’s where to go in Gao . Doesn’t sound like much of a fun place to me.In fact of your caught it sounds like a good place to get stoned literally
http://visitgao.com/VGM_Planning_FreeTouristMap_English.htm

[mosesdapoet]

Sorry link not working...

[US_MilitaryRules]

Oh man! Why don’t they just call for an assault weapon ban and registration for all gun and rocket launchers?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

[STD]

Look my friend, everywhere there's islam there's hashish, heroin and whores. Think about it like you would your local church. There's a choir, a sanctuary and a sermon.

Drugs, stolen loot and whores are the essence of mohammadism to the core. Why do you think they have any converts? The pot lucks, or bake sales, GMAB