The French defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says that three weeks of French air strikes have left Islamist rebels in northern Mali scattered and in disarray. Mr. Le Drian said that some have fled the country and others have made a tactical withdrawal to mountainous areas, but he said that fighting against the rebels who seized northern Mali last year had not ended.
法国国防部长勒德里安称，经过法国三周的空袭，如今马里北部的伊斯兰叛军七零八碎、溃不成军。勒德里安说已有部分叛军逃离该国，其余的战略撤退到山区。但他说针对叛军的战斗还未结束。去年三月叛军占领了马里北部。
