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US planes land in Mali to assist French military operations

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    Greg Palkot reports from London

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Is learning now that that US planes are now helping out France's military operation in northern Africa the first cargo planes.

Took off -- -- France yesterday en route to Mali's capital city.

More are leaving today great -- -- live from London what's happening there today Greg hello.

A Billy yeah it is it officially US is now involved with a French military operation against al-Qaeda in Africa.

US military official telling me this morning that yesterday US air transport planes at a C seventeens.

Brought forty French soldiers in sixty tons of French military gear to -- yesterday.

They left from my French air base in the southern port of France and they flew to Bamako that's the capital of -- for some question about whether they could in fact land in that country but those questions were resolved three.

Are transporting more gear possibly more troops today the air -- I am told will last about a week.

The US is already been sharing surveillance data with the French regarding the conflict area and a reportedly considering.

Refueling French fighter jet planes that are running.

Bombing runs into -- Molly.

The UK Canada other countries are -- pitching in as well.

This bill as they're French troops inside of Molly continue their offensive is now into the twelfth day.

In the past days they've moved on one town near the capital Bamako that -- -- -- had taken over just the past 24 hours.

They're not rebels out of it yet another town along the front line -- the militants were holding again.

France started this offensive when they saw the rebels moving from the northern part of that country which they had occupied and were heading.

Further south now.

All of these rebels it -- -- they include members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

That is these same terror group that claimed responsibility.

For the deadly hostage taking in the past several days in Algeria at that gas complex in which.

Americans were dies or killed or injured and some have now.

Been freed.

Again as secretary defense Panetta has been talking again about this mission.

He says al-Qaeda needs to be I chased down and caught where ever take are back to you thank you Greg Greg Palkot reporting on sort of -- to review.

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