French president: Stop radical Islamists in Mali
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African forces must intervene in northern Mali to rid the country of radical Islamists, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday, dismissing any notion that negotiations could be a substitute for military force.
Hollande said in a TV interview a day before a trip to Africa that he is optimistic the Security Council will accept France's draft resolution setting out the principle of a military intervention. He said the international community is at one in fighting terrorism. "All nations are aware of the stakes," he said. (AP)
