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** FILE ** Radical Islamist terrorists stand guard during a hostage handover in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali, April 24, 2012. (Associated Press)

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A Swedish instructor watches as Malian soldiers practice arming their weapons in the village of Koulikoro, outside Bamako, Mali. In preparation for the final pullout of French troops from Mali, a European Union team has started training Malian soldiers to battle jihadists. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Malian soldiers stand around the debris left after a jihadist suicide bomber blew himself up at a Malian army checkpoint near the airport in Timbuktu, Mali, on Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo)

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Haidara Aissata, the lone woman in Mali's parliament.

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John Price, former U.S. Ambassador to the Seychelles, snaps a photo of a destroyed vehicle during his trip to Mali and Somaliland. (courtesy photo)

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John Price, former U.S. Ambassador to the Seychelles, on his trip to Mali and Somaliland. (courtesy photo)

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John Price, former U.S. Ambassador to the Seychelles, visits villagers during his trip to Mali and Somaliland. (courtesy photo)

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John Price, former U.S. Ambassador to the Seychelles, visits with village elders during his trip to Mali and Somaliland. (courtesy photo)

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** FILE ** French soldiers patrol in the Mettatai region in northern Mali on Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/French Army Communications Audiovisual Office [ECPAD], Arnaud Roine)