Operation Serval Mali French Army combat map situation

0: French troops on the way for Léré

1: Chadian soldiers

2: French Forces in Bamako

3: Diabali

4: French soldiers in Diabali

French soldiers in Diabali

5: Malian soldiers in Diabali

Malian soldiers in Diabali

6: Sevare French Forces

Sevare Airport base for French operations

7: Douentza French forces

The French Ministry of Defence confirmed that the cities of Diabali and Douentza are now under the control of the Malian troops since Monday morning, January 21, 2013.

8: Timbuktu Islamist rebels

Under the control of AQMI group Al-Qaida in the Islamic Mahgreb

9: Gao Islamist rebels

Under the control of MUJAO Group Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa

10: Kidal Islamist rebels

City of Kidal under the control of Group Ansar Dine Islamist

11: MNLA Tuareg Nationalists

12: Mopti French soldiers

13: Sevare French soldiers

French soldiers are around the city of Sévaré

14: French aircraft base

Bamako International airport aircraft base with Mirage 2000D French fighter aircraft

15: Niono French soldier

16: French Army Mechanized Infantry Unit

17: Markala Town Malian Soldiers

18: Chadian soldiers

19: Burkina Faso soldiers

20: French Air Strikes

French Air Force continue air strikes against Islamist ground targets near Diabaly and Konna. (January 23, 2013).

21: Ansongo French Air Strikes

France has carried out air strikes during night of Thursday, January 24, 2013, on Asongo in Mali, just 80 kilmometres south of the Islamist stronghold of Gao.

22: Mopti, helicopter battalion of French army

A helicopter battalion equipped with SA 342 Gazelle and AS 332 Super Puma Gazelle arrived in Mopti, Wednesday, 23 January, 2013.

23: Hombori

Government forces advanced into northern Mali on Friday and reached the town of Hombori, some 160 km (100 miles) south of the Islamist rebel stronghold of Gao, after French air strikes drove back the militants, military sources said.

24: Douentza

The sources on the ground, who declined to be identified, said the Malian army had moved forward after taking the central town of Douentza on Monday. There was no immediate official confirmation from the Malian defense ministry. January 25,2013.

25: Hombori French soldiers

French and Malian Soldiers took control of the city of Hombori durng the night of Thursday to Friday, january 25, 2013

26: Ansongo bridge

On Friday, January 25, 2013, Islamist extremists based in the Malian town of Ansongo destroyed a bridge near the Niger border, officials said, marking the first use of explosives by the insurgents since the start of a French-led military intervention two weeks ago.

27: Column of French army armoured

28: Léré

Mali

29: French and Malian troops on the way for Gao