Taking the fight to Islamists in Mali. French and Malaian forces battle on the streets of Gao just weeks after the town was liberated from al-Qaeda linked Islamists. For some ten months the town was under control of Sharia law. Now its the scene of relentless street fighting. The Islamists returned after a night of explosions and gunfire. In the daylight they are fighting to the finish. France says at least five jihadists were killed -- there were no reports of French casualties.
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