![Mali Conflict in Bloodiest Phase Yet](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Chadian-forces-mali-e1362493694535.jpg)
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This photo taken March 1, 2013 and released on Tuesday March 5, 2013, by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows Chadian soldiers patrolling in the desert in Northern Mali. (AP Photo/Ghislain Mariette)
![Mali Conflict in Bloodiest Phase Yet](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Chadian-forces-mali-e1362493694535.jpg)
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Mokhtar Belmokhtar, identified by the Algerian interior ministry as the leader of a militant Islamic group, is pictured in a screen capture from an undated video distributed by the Belmokhtar Brigade obtained by Reuters January 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Belmokhtar Brigade/Handout)
![Chad Says Islamist Leader Belmokhtar Killed in Mali](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mokhtar-Belmokhtar-e1361898452998.jpg)