France intervened in Mali just over a month ago to stop Islamist militants who had taken control of northern Mali from advancing on the capital, Bamako.

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France has sent some 2, 000 troops to help Malian forces fight the militants, saying it entered the conflict because the insurgents, in control of the north, were advancing south, threatening to turn Mali into a "terrorist state".

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The Leeds skipper used a touch to control the ball before guiding it past the advancing Camp.

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Born in 1963, Mr Yevkurov came to prominence as commander of the Russian troops who took control of Pristina airport in Kosovo ahead of advancing NATO troops in 1999.

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French troops were deployed in Mali on Friday after its army lost control of a strategically-important town to Islamists who were advancing south.

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Long drives just a fraction off skitter through the turns and into the Bermuda rough, which is not long enough to prevent advancing the ball but is certainly long enough to create low-spinning fliers and play havoc with distance control.

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