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  • Chadian soldiers patrol the streets of Gao, northern Mali, on Jan. 28, 2013. After securing a strategic bridge and the airport in Gao the day before, Malian troops backed by French helicopters and paratroopers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu, north of Gao, on Monday after al Qaeda-linked militants fled into the desert. (Associated Press)

    U.S. won't be taking a combat role in Mali

    The State Department said outright Monday that "the U.S. military is not going to be engaged in combat operations in Mali," but will continue to play a key role in bolstering the French mission to drive al Qaeda-linked rebels from the West African nation.

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