法、马联军攻占通布图
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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继攻克战略要地加奥(Gao)后,法国和马里联军控制了马里历史古城通布图(Tombouctou,亦称廷巴克图Timbuktu)。两国政府周一(1月28日)通报说,该市从昨天深夜起已处于联军控制之下。此前,法马联军指挥部通告说,联军控制了通布图机场。从而控制了位于加奥和通布图这两个极端伊斯兰主义势力重镇之间的广大地区。联军昨晚实施了针对伊斯兰主义武装的地面攻势和空袭。法国方面出动了战机、直升机和伞兵。距马里首都东北约700公里的通布图有“沙漠明珠”之称,居民5.5万,拥有多个大型清真寺、数百年历史的陵寝和古庙,是穆斯林宗教、文化历史重镇,从1988年被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产录。