A Malian soldier walks past a cross from the church seen in the background in the recently liberated town of Diabaly on January 24. PHOTO: Erik Gaillard, Reuters

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

A Malian soldier walks past a cross from the church seen in the background in the recently liberated town of Diabaly on January 24. PHOTO: Erik Gaillard, Reuters

A Malian soldier walks past a cross from the church seen in the background in the recently liberated town of Diabaly Jan. 24. French and Malian troops have entered Diabaly, which has been hit by a series of airstrikes and fighting since being seized by Islamist fighters in mid-January. (CNS photo/Eric Gaillard, Reuters) (Jan. 24, 2013)