Timbuktu fends off Islamic extremists

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Channel: Washington Post · 2013 · Entertainment

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Half of Timbuktu's population left the ancient city when Islamists took control of northern Mali. Four months after French troops established control over the area, the Post's Sudarsan Raghavan reports the city is still struggling.

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