Islamist rebels are said to have fled Konna, which has been recaptured by Malian forces. Fighting continues for control of Diabaly. Some 100 soldiers from Togo and Nigeria, the first group of troops from an African force to be deployed in Mali, arrived in Bamako last night. Rumored links between Algerian intelligence elements and Ansar Dine have "vanished."
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