法、馬聯軍攻佔通布圖
2013年1月28日![French army troopers arrive at the base camp in Sevare on January 25, 2013. French and Malian troops advanced on the key Islamist stronghold of Gao after recapturing the northern town of Hombori as the extremists bombed a strategic bridge to thwart a new front planned in the east. The French-led assault against the radical Islamists controlling northern Mali entered its third week with a strong push into the vast semi-arid zone amid rising humanitarian concerns for people in the area facing a dire food crisis. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)](https://static.dw.com/image/16554568_800.webp)
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繼攻克戰略要地加奧(Gao)後,法國和馬裡聯軍控制了馬裡歷史古城通布圖(Tombouctou,亦稱廷巴克圖Timbuktu)。兩國政府周一(1月28日)通報說,該市從昨天深夜起已處於聯軍控制之下。此前,法馬聯軍指揮部通告說,聯軍控制了通布圖機場。從而控制了位於加奧和通布圖這兩個極端伊斯蘭主義勢力重鎮之間的廣大地區。聯軍昨晚實施了針對伊斯蘭主義武裝的地面攻勢和空襲。法國方面出動了戰機、直升機和傘兵。距馬裡首都東北約700公里的通布圖有「沙漠明珠」之稱,居民5.5萬,擁有多個大型清真寺、數百年歷史的陵寢和古廟,是穆斯林宗教、文化歷史重鎮,從1988年被聯合國教科文組織列入世界文化遺產錄。