1. 1. source : www.reuters.compps: chieuquetoi, bachkien March 25, 2013 1 Click to continue
2. 2. Mar 22, 2013 17:40 UTC Since French troops first arrived in Mali on January 11, 2013,photographer Joe Penney has spent all but one week of 2013covering the conflict. "The first three weeks were probably themost intense I have ever worked in my life, and at times, themost frustrating," Joe says in his personal account here. 50PHOTOS Source : www.reuters.com March 25, 2013 2 Click to continue
3. 3. People walk past the Grand Mosque ofDjenne, a UNESCO World-Heritage listedsite, in Djenne September 1, 2012.REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, Click to continue 3 2013
4. 4. Men do sit-ups next to a luxuryhousing construction site in theupscale Cite du Niger district ofBamako September 5, 2012.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 4 Click to continue
5. 5. Souleymane Traore, 25, stands inthe kitchen of his family home inBamako, Mali December 12, 2012.Toure, a truck driver, had his righthand amputated by the radicalIslamist group MUJAO in thenorthern Malian city of Gao onSeptember 14 as a punishment for Click to continuestealing weapons. REUTERS/JoeMarch 25, 5 2013Penney
6. 6. Fanta Diallo, 22, a member of an anti-drugyouth network poses for a picture in Bamako,Click to continueSeptember 18, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 2013 6
7. 7. A woman wearing a Muslimheadscarf rides a motorcycle acrossa bridge in the Malian capitalBamako September 21, 2012.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 7 Click to continue
8. 8. Construction worker Bassirou Coulibalyworks on the ceiling of a villa in the Bako-Djicoroni district of Bamako, MaliSeptember 19, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 2013 8
9. 9. A car drives down a street at sunsetin Bamako, Mali September 212012. REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 2013 9
10. 10. Day laborer Mamadou Ouedraogo, 22, looks out fromthe interior of a luxury hotel under construction in theupscale Cite du Niger district of Bamako September 22,2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 2013 10
11. 11. Cattle herder Modibo Diallo poses for apicture at a cattle market in BoboDioulasso, Burkina Faso, September 242012. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 11
12. 12. An artisanal gold miner peers into asmall-scale mine where his colleague isworking in Kalana August 26, 2012.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 12
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14. 14. Onlookers walk past a fire at Ngolonina marketin the Malian capital of Bamako, January 12,2013. The fire was started after an accident ata gasoline depot. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25,142013
15. 15. 18-year-old DJ IbrahimaDembele poses for a pictureduring a wedding in the Maliancapital of Bamako January 13,2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 15 2013
16. 16. A health worker (L) draws blood fromIbrahima Toure, during a blood drive forMalian soldiers fighting al Qaeda-linkedMarch 25,Islamists in northern Mali, in Bamako January 20131613, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney
17. 17. A French soldier lies on the groundduring training for emergency first aidat the Malian army air base in BamakoJanuary 14, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 17
18. 18. A French soldier peers into the barrel of a tankat a Malian air base in Bamako, January 152013. REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 2013 18
19. 19. Oumi Sangare washes clothes in a river in Markala, Mali,where French troops are stationed, January 18, 2013.Islamist rebels in Mali abandoned the central town ofDiabaly on Friday after fleeing a French air strike, militarysources said, while West African troops arrived in Bamako toMarch 25, 2013 19take on the insurgents in Malis north. REUTERS/Joe Penney
20. 20. A Malian soldier holds papers next to a wallpockmarked with bullet holes aftersearching through debris at a Malianmilitary camp in Diabaly, Mali, January 21, March 25,2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney 2013 20
21. 21. Donkeys stand in a doorway at a Malian militarycamp in Diabaly January 21, 2013. The camp was hitby French air strikes after it was taken over by alQaeda-linked Islamist rebels a week earlier.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25,212013
22. 22. A Malian soldier dries military uniforms in the recently liberated town of Diabaly January 24, 2013.REUTERS/Eric GaillardFarmer Gaoussou Traore, 32, poses for a picture in frontof his house in Niono January 21, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25,222013
23. 23. Farmer Djeneba Diarra jumps over a ditch on abean farm in Heremakono, Mali January 22, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyA child peers into a commercial van waiting at amilitary checkpoint in Niono January 21, 2013.REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 23 2013
24. 24. Farmer Bintou Samake plants beanswhile carrying her son Mahamadou onher back at a farm in Heremakono,Mali, January 22, 2013. REUTERS/JoePenneyMarch 25,242013
25. 25. The remains of pickup trucks believed to belongto Islamist rebels and were hit by French airstrikes are reflected in a mans sunglasses inMarch 25,Diabaly January 23, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney201325
26. 26. A Malian soldier wounded at the frontline receives medical treatment at a military clinic in Kati January 27, 2013.REUTERS/Malin PalmFrench soldiers prepare the security zone ofthe Bamako airport January 23, 2013.REUTERS/Malin Palm March 25, 201326
27. 27. Dembele, a day laborer, lights a cigarette ata sugar cane plantation in Siribala, Mali,March 25,January 24, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney201327
28. 28. A French armored vehicle drives towardsthe recently liberated town of Diabaly, inSegou January 24, 2013. REUTERS/Joe March 25,Penney 2013 28
29. 29. Malian soldier Ousmane Cissestands guard on an open roadoutside Sevare, Mali, January 27,2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25,292013
30. 30. Maxwell Owura lies on a hospital bed in Niono, January 19, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyA charred body believed to be an Islamist rebelburnt by inhabitants of Konna, according to localresidents, is seen in the recently liberated town ofKonna January 27, 2013.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard March 25,30 2013
31. 31. A man prays in the recently liberatedMarch 25,town of Douentza January 28, 2013.201331REUTERS/Joe Penney
32. 32. French soldiers ride on a jeep on a road near the frontline in their conflict with Islamists just outside Niono, January 19, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyResident Ousmane Togo is reflected on a piece of brokenmirror as he surveys the remains of a hotel hit byFrench air strikes in Douentza, Mali January 29, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 201332
33. 33. A boy holds a homemade French flag in therecently liberated town of Douentza, MaliJanuary 29, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25,332013
34. 34. Malian soldiers wave to their colleagues driving to Gao (not pictured) asthey leave the recently liberated town of Douentza January 30, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25,342013
35. 35. Women sort fish caught in theTimbuktu region at a port inMopti January 31, 2013.March 25,REUTERS/Joe Penney201335
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37. 37. Malians celebrate on their motorcycles avisit by Frances President FrancoisHollande in Bamako, Mali February 2, March 25,2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney 2013 37
38. 38. People gather to greet FrenchPresident Francois Hollande duringhis two-hour-long visit to Timbuktu February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit TessierMalians attend Friday prayers at the Djinguerebermosque in the center of Timbuktu February 1, 2013.REUTERS/Benoit Tessier March 25, 201338
39. 39. A Malian man painted in the colours of the Frenchflag and with the words reading: "Thank you France"stands next to a crowd before the arrival of FrancesPresident Francois Hollande at the Independence Plaza in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyFrances President Francois Hollande (C) flanked byMalis interim president Dioncounda Traore (2ndL),visit the Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu during hisone-day visit in Mali, February 2, 2013.REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool March 25, 201339
40. 40. A Malian army officer perspires as Frances PresidentFrancois Hollande (L) looks at a crowd inIndependence Plaza in Bamako, Mali February 2,March 25,4020132013. REUTERS/Joe Penney
41. 41. Caterers and security guards prepare for thearrival of Frances President Francois Hollandeat the presidential palace in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 412013
42. 42. A Malian man painted in the colours of the French flag and with the words reading: "Welcome thesavior Francois Hollande" poses for a picturebefore the arrival of Frances President FrancoisHollande at the Independence Plaza in Bamako,Mali February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 422013
43. 43. Pierre, a Catholic believer, poses for a picture afterattending Ash Wednesday mass in Bamako February 13, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMalian soldiers crouch behind arched doorways duringgun battles with Islamist insurgents in the northern cityof Gao, Mali February 10, 2013.REUTERS/Francois Rihouay March 25, 43 2013
44. 44. A street vendor smiles next to a mural of Jesus Christon the wall of a colonial-era cathedral in Bamako March 25,February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney2013 44
45. 45. A Malian soldier checks for identificationpapers from bus passengers at a checkpoint March 25, 45in Gossi February 19, 2013. REUTERS/Joe2013Penney
46. 46. A girl plays basketball in the "Sharia Square",now Independence Plaza, in Gao February19, 2013. "Sharia Square" was where publicamputations under radical Islamist groupMarch 25,462013MUJAO took place. REUTERS/Joe Penney
47. 47. A Malian soldier stands guard at the port in Gao February 20, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyGao resident Almahdi Abderrahmane poses for apicture next to debris where jihadists and French andMalian forces fought at the former Islamic policeheadquarters in Gao February 20, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 47
48. 48. Boys play on the roof of the entrance toa football stadium in Gao February 20, March 25,2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney 2013 48
49. 49. A Malian soldier runs past smoke from a petrolstation on fire during fighting with Islamists inGao February 21, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyA French soldier aims his sniper rifle during fighting withIslamists in Gao February 21, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 49
50. 50. A Malian soldier carrying machine gunammunition jumps over a fence during fightingwith Islamists in Gao, February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 502013
51. 51. Children run home from school afterhearing gunfire and explosions in GaoMarch 25,February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney 201351
52. 52. Malian soldiers fire a machine gun in Gao,February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 52
53. 53. Shopkeeper Abderrahmane Maiga stands infront of his destroyed general shop in GaoFebruary 23, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 53 2013
54. 54. Shopkeeper Soumaila Maiga poses fora picture in front of freshly paintedshelves in the shop where he worksin Gao, Mali February 24, 2013.March 25,REUTERS/Joe Penney201354
55. 55. A military police officer sits at a military police station in Gao February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMen smoke in a room in Gao, Mali, February 24, 2013.REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 201355
56. 56. A Belgian medical evacuation helicopter takes off during a demonstration for Belgian Defence Minister Pieter De Crem at the French military headquarters at a Malian air base in Gao February 26, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyA French soldier stands next to an armored vehicleduring an operation to collect explosives found in ahouse in Gao February 27, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 562013
57. 57. A civil society leader gestures while talking with a French soldier after a meeting between French military and senior civil society leaders in Gao,Mali February 25, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyRadical Islamists arrested by French and Malian authorities inTimbuktu region sit in handcuffs in the military policeheadquarters in Gao, Mali February 26, 2013.REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 57 2013
58. 58. Residents look at the remains of vehicles which theysaid belonged to radical Islamist group MUJAO, after they were hit by French air strikes in the town of GaoJanuary 27, 2013. Picture taken January 27, 2013.REUTERS/Adama DiarraA Malian man smokes a cigarette in front of a shop with Malianand French flags hung outside in Timbuktu January 31, 2013.REUTERS/Benoit TessierMarch 25, 2013 58
59. 59. A man walks past the destroyed former customs building, which was used as a base byradical Islamists, in Gao February 28, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyA French soldier guards an outpost with a FR-F2sniper rifle on the road to the airport, whereFrench troops are based, in Gao February 12, 2013.Picture taken February 12, 2013.REUTERS/Francois Rihouay March 25, 2013 59
60. 60. Malian soldiers pitch a tent next to the NigerRiver in Gao February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Joe March 25,Penney 2013 60
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62. 62. Malian soldiers ride a canoe to thevillage of Kadji in Gao March 1, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMalian soldiers patrol in thevillage of Kadji March 1, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25,622013
63. 63. A French soldier talks to children in the destroyed main market in Gao, March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyA French soldier walks in the destroyedmain market in Gao, March 2, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 632013
64. 64. Ethnic Tuareg Malian soldiers under the command of Col. El Hadj Ag Gamou posefor a picture at a checkpoint in Gao,March 3, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyA boy casts a net to fish in the NigerRiver in Gao March 4, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 642013
65. 65. A city worker paints over a sign reading"Sharia Square" in Gao March 3, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel BraunMalian soldiers conduct a search of a passengervehicle at a checkpoint in Gao, March 3, 2013.REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 652013
66. 66. Men ride a camel in Gao, Mali, March5, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney March 25, 2013 66
67. 67. Ethnic Tuareg Malian soldiers,under the command of Col.El Hadj Ag Gamou, occupy aformer petrol station in GaoMarch 4, 2013. REUTERS/JoePenney March 25, 67 2013
68. 68. Girls walk to school in Gao, Mali March 7 2013. March 25,68REUTERS/Joe Penney2013
69. 69. Balkissa Maiga, 17, wears a traditional Songhai headdressmade by artisan Hally Bara in Gao, Mali, March 6, 2013.Radical Islamist group MUJAO placed limitations on thewearing of traditional womens headdresses during theirnine-month reign in Gao, which ended in January with thearrival of French and Malian troops. The headdresses,made of beads, gemstones, fabric and fake hair andtraditionally worn by elites for special occasions, werecriticised by MUJAO who said they were not Islamicenough. Issues surrounding the treatment of women arereceiving special attention on March 8, which marksInternational Womens Day. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25,692013
70. 70. People walking down the street are seenthrough a large tyre in Gao March 12, 2013.March 25,REUTERS/Joe Penney201370
71. 71. pps: chieuquetoi, bachkien source : www.reuters.comA girl walks on the ledge of a mud brick house inGao March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Joe PenneyMarch 25, 2013 71