Matthew 24:10,11 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
A French offensive of 1,000 troops are sweeping through a river valley believed to be the logistic base for Islamic terrorists near Gao, Mali.
The move is expected to be France’s last major offensive before withdrawing their troops from the nation. The militants have hidden in the mountains in the north after being driven out of the cities. The Islamists have moved to a campaign of homicide bombings after losing control of the towns.
French troops have found 340 artillery shells and high-caliber rockets hidden under trees in canyons.
“We surrounded the valley north of Gao, which we believe serves as a logistics base for jihadist groups, and we began to search methodically,” General Bernard Barrera told the AFP news service. “This is the fourth valley we have gone into in the Gao region. There will no doubt be other such operations but perhaps not to the same extent.”
United Nations head Ban Ki-Moon, in addition to calling for 11,000 peacekeepers to replace the French troops, is now calling for second force to pick up the fight against Islamic terrorists from the French force.
