Timbuktu fends off Islamic extremists
104 views · Published 9 May 2013 · 4:38 · Indexed 28 October 2026
Channel: Washington Post · 2013 · Entertainment
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.