Residents of Sevare, on road to Gao, welcome French soldiers, but Timbuktu remains cut offFrench-led forces in Mali have taken a key airport near the town of Gao, an Islamist stronghold, although fierce fighting is continuing in the town, it was reported.on Saturday.Around 600 troops were said to be on their way to the town of Timbuktu, on the southern edge of the Sahara, from where several Europeans have been taken hostage.This area of northern Mali, including the key towns of Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu, has been under the control of Islamic fundamentalists since it was overrun by an alliance ... Read More