In Mali government and French troops have retaken the town of Hombori from Islamist rebels. The town is about 160km from the Islamist stronghold of Gao. Earlier French warplanes bombed rebel positions and ammunition dumps in the region. Richard Hamilton has been following developments.
马里政府军和法国军队从起义军手中夺回洪博里镇，该镇距离伊斯兰据点加奥160公里。早些时候，法国战机轰炸了该地区的叛军据点和弹药库。理查德?汉密尔顿报道。
The retaking of Hombori is a significant incursion into previously rebel-held territory as French and Malian troops advanced towards the north and in particular the city of Gao. Rebels have blown up a bridge which lies along the road from Niger to Gao. This was intended to make it difficult for around 2,000 Chadian and 500 Nigerien troops to enter Mali from Niger.
此时法国和马里军队正朝北部挺进，尤其是向加奥迈进，因此对此前被叛军占领的地区来说，重夺洪博里镇具有重大意义。叛军炸毁了尼日尔到加奥道路旁边的一座桥，目的是给希望从尼日尔进驻马里的2000名乍得士兵和500名尼日尔士兵增加困难。
