but timbuktu is a real specific place on the map.t's a unesco world heritage site and once the islamic rebels in mali took over, northern mali, including timbuktu in 2012, they did what terrorist groups like to do now when they get their hands on irreplaceable, priceless global treasures that had been preserved for centuries. when they took over timbuktu, they took pickaxes to those historic sites. just tore them apart. but the islamic radicals held all of northern mali all year long. they took it over in january 2012. held it all of 2012. and then a year into it, january 2013 they got really cocky and decided they were to take over the whole country. they decided to advance on the rest of mali and they started to march south, aiming to take over that nation's capital city of bamako. and the entire government. at this point, the french government with its long colonial history, they decided this was their responsibility and they would intervene to save mali. they would send thousands of french soldiers including both ground troops an

and once the islamic rebels in mali took over northern mali, including timbuktu, they did what they like to do when they get their hands on priceless global treasuries to document the beginning of civilizations and of course they took pick axes to those historic sites. they took it over in january 2012, held it all in 2012 and in january 2013, they decided they were going to take over the whole country and advance on the rest of mali and started marching south, aiming to take over the capital city and at that point, the french government decided this was their responsibility and that they would intervene to save mali. they would send thousands of french soldiers, ground troops and air power into mali and they would take direct military action to repel those islamic groups and they pushed them back into the desert and they really did reverse what otherwise looks like was going to be a complete take over of that country and they took back timbuktu and they took back all the territory radical groups had been controlling. in terms of geographic control, that french assault in 2013, it works.

and once the islamic rebels in mali took over northern mali, including timbuktu, they did what they like to do when they get their hands on priceless global treasuries to document the beginning of civilizations and of course they took pick axes to those historic sites. they took it over in january 2012, held it all in 2012 and in january 2013, they decided they were going to take over the whole country and advance on the rest of mali and started marching south, aiming to take over the capital city and at that point, the french government decided this was their responsibility and that they would intervene to save mali. they would send thousands of french soldiers, ground troops and air power into mali and they would take direct military action to repel those islamic groups and they pushed them back into the desert and they really did reverse what otherwise looks like was going to be a complete take over of that country and they took back timbuktu and they took back all the territory radical groups had been controlling. in terms of geographic control, that french assault in 2013, it works.

and once the islamic rebels in mali took over northern mali, including timbuktu, they did what they like to do when they get their hands on priceless global treasuries to document the beginning of civil zaiizati and of course they took pick axes to those historic sites. they took it over in january 2012, held it all in 2012 and in january 2013, they decided they were going to take over the whole country and advance on the rest of mali and started marching south, aiming to take over the capital city and at that point, the french government decided this was their responsibility and that they would intervene to save mali. they would send thousands of french soldiers, ground troops and air power into mali and they would take direct military action to repel those islamic groups and they pushed them back into the desert and they really did reverse what otherwise looks like was going to be a complete take over of that country and they took back timbuktu and they took back all the territory radical groups had been controlling. in terms of geographic control, that french assault in 2013, it works

bamako, far distant from timbuktu. stay with us. ♪ francine: this is bloomberg surveillance. am francine lacqua with tom keene. time for the bloomberg business flashed her here is vonnie quinn. vonnie: the world pass largest sporting goods company planning a $12 billion stock buyback. nike is coming off its most profitable year ever. bnp paribas must pay $60 billion -- $60 million. secrets revealed in the agreement will help the u.s. review worldwide. the wall street journal says it would be a record and that is the latest in bloomberg business flashed. tom: good morning, everyone. international relations are front and center today with a hostagetaking, a jihadist attack at the radisson blu hotel in mali. have a somewhat successful outcome with three dead, 20 hostages freed in the last hour. we are going to turn this to martinez outandres of ghana. it is about oil. christopher grisanti, who has been more than patient this morning, is a portfolio manager and has been pressured -- has been prescient on oil. -- also with us, vincent piazza. i believe our audience is conversant o

in timbuktu, terrorists said -- set fired to a library containing thousands and thousands of manuscriptsroyed, aifact small piece of humanity is lost for eternity. what started as a handful of artists, 400 servicemen and civilians, in the midst of the world's largest war, it was an honor for me to meet each of you individually. to the families of those who are no longer with us, you should be very proud. it is not enough to recognize the monuments men because we have to work not to preserve what isis has not destroyed. we must emulate their courage. and follow in their footsteps. thank you very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the majority leader of the united , the honorable mitch mcconnell. [applause] sen. mcconnell: a few years ago, louisville' art museum unveileds an exhibit entitled kentucky home, colonial revival houses. since designing his first house as a teenager, hammond went on to become one of the most popular architects of the last century. his homes are still on the streets of louisville today. i am pleased to report that he is also a fellow graduate of -- dupont h

think took a city timbuktu and did horrible things in timbuktu. destroyed the art of timtimbukt they prevented the woman to sing, prevented the artists to do anything. they fire a lot of books which were part of the heritage of the amazing country. and francois hollande in 2012 said we cannot accept that. we have to go there and we have to fight the islamization and al qaeda there. france sent troops. it was operation. extremely courageous. i heard that through different sources american forces in africa were in a way trying to see what the french were going in the north part of mali and the french president wanted to make sure that al qaeda understood that it was out of question for the french to have al qaeda taking over a country. >> laura haim with canal plus, thank you so much again. straight ahead, how paris is trying to move forward one week laterment we'll head out to the bataclan theater live after this. the possibility of a flare swas almost always on my mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me

timbuktu suffered nearly a year of occupation by jihadists and their harsh sharia law.t is too dangerous for tourists. it is thought at least one al qaeda linked group is based on the outskirts of this historic city and three others across the north. these ancient many steps were saved from the jihadists by the imam. he was afraid they would be back. security is the biggest problem here for everyone, he said. week government is a major part of that. what the u.n. is doing here is remiss in of what british troops were doing in afghanistan. it is about coming out and showing a sign of force about where the hearts and minds of local people and defending against roadside bombs and suicide attacks. this is supposed to be a peacekeeping operation. from today's events it is far more than that. anchor: for more on the attacks i spoke with the general who served as the head of u.s. african command create what is your view of what has happened and whether or not it might be linked to the attacks in paris. >> what this sets this attack different is it incurred -- it occurred in th

incredible music, literature, education, timbuktu the city itself is a world treasure.ere fact that we might lose these treasures or allow them to fall victim to extremists and terrorists is something we really need to pay attention to. so it's important to know that, you know, i think it's very easy in the wake of these bombings and attacks to think what can we do in this war on terror. and it's important to know that culture is an incredible weapon and that a place like timbuktu that's a global treasure needs to be preserved to serve as symbolic success story for the world. >> filmmaker and reporter molly raskin, thanks very much for being with us. still to come, a new report on isis and its propaganda machine. for adults with an advanced lung cancer called "squamous non-small cell", previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy, it's not every day something this big comes along. a chance to live longer with... opdivo, nivolumab. opdivo is the first and only immunotherapy fda approved based on a clinical trial demonstrating longer life... ...for these patients.

in timbuktu, terrorists set fire to a library containing thousands and thousands of manuscripts datingushed and each ruin toppled a small piece of humanity is lost for eternity. that's what makes today so significant. today we praise the brave men and women who fought to preserve and restore the remnants of our past. what started as just a handful of artists, curators and educators swelled to about 4 00 servicemen and civilians. these courageous individuals safeguarded humanity's prized possessions in the midst of the world's most heinous war. it was an honor for me before we came here to meet each of you individually. i'll always remember that. and to the families of the hundreds of monument men and women no longer with us, i say this, you should be very proud. your loved ones served as guardians of history. as for the rest of us, it's not enough to recognize accomplishments of the monuments men because if we neglect to act now to preserve what isis and others have not destroyed, we will have failed. we must honor the work of the hon mumet monuments men and women by emulating their co

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the saharan branch of al-qaeda moved in to capture timbuktu and other areas in the north.june 2013, 120,000 united nations troops took over responsibility. a peace deal with the fighters broke down after a few months. with me now in the studio is jonathan, a publisher of the magazine, africa briefing. thanks so much for coming into the studio. just give us an overview of where mali is at the moment with its government, and who controls which parts of the country? because it has been a complex situation. >> the situation is indeed complex, and it appears that despite the deal that was reached a few years ago when the twarig, and separatists, and the [ inaudible ] in the south, it still looks a bit fragile. and peace, hasn't, you know, reigned as everybody expected it to be. okay? we musn't forget the current president was elected not very long ago, right? so he is yet to maybe stamp his complete authority over the country. so [ inaudible ] peace agenda to keep the country as one. >> he has been relying evilly on u.n. forces, for example? >> yes, he has been. u.n. forces --

you may recall al qaeda affiliated groups there going through timbuktu and destroying it.ed to a french military response that led to french airstrikes and the presence of french troops that has managed to bring the northern part of the country back under the control of the central government, chris. >> ayman mohyeldin reporting for us from brussels. thank you. and we have been able to translate the first tweet out of the office of the president of mali which is just basically confirming the facts that the hotel radisson blu bamako was attacked this morning by armed assailants who took 170 people hostage. there is a second tweet, we are having that translated right now. now, as part of everything that's been going on here in paris, the refugee debate continues to dominate the conversation out on the campaign trail back in the states. at the center of it all, donald trump telling nbc news he would, quote, certainly implement a databasis tell to track muslims in the u.s. >> should there be a databasis tell that tracks muslims here in this country? >> there should be a lot of

if you take someone like prince abraham, when he went to school in timbuktu, he got his degree at sink or university. he got a degree in arabic literature. he studied theology. he learned about coptic christians, ethiopian christians. they were christians long before the catholic church under the holy roman empire. when they view christianity, they don't see it as a product of europeans. they see it as a product of god's work. this is their view of it. communityook at the and the scholars today, a lot of the scholarship has been moved toward what i will refer to as a marxist or communist propaganda campaign that teaches that christianity was used to keep you enslaved. a lot of scholarship on studying the laws of the various slaveholding states have prohibited your christianity. the invisible church of the south was notable. read your own ancestors. outlawed toyland the recognition of slave christianity. they thought it would lead to manumission. we can do the research on it. ofn you track the laws slavery, remember, no federal law is slavery. iserson held for their labor allowed in the

in timbuktu, terrorists said fired to a library containing thousands and thousands of manuscripts dating 13th century. a small piece of humanity is lost for eternity. that is what makes today special. what started as a handful of artists, 400 servicemen and civilians, in the midst of the world's largest war, it was an honor for me to meet each of you individually. i will always remember that. to the families of those who are no longer with us, you should be very proud. your loved ones served as guardians of history. it is not enough to recognize the monuments men because we have to work not to preserve what isis has not destroyed. we must emulate their courage. thank you very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the majority leader of the honorable mitch mcconnell. [applause] sen. mcconnell: a few years ago, louisville' art museum unveileds an exhibit entitled kentucky home, colonial revival houses. since designing his first house as a teenager, hammond went on to become one of the most popular architects of the last century. his homes are still on the streets of louisville today. i

if i say boots on the ground, what does that mean south of timbuktu? you have boots on the ground, they are operating, they have drone south, that means moving into a capital in west africa, which has not been done or seen since the civil war of liberia and sierra leone. bamako is not in a crawl, but it is important. it does represent the last point before you reach these populated areas of the region. come back with our coverage on mali. we are trying to do as much as we can. france 24, security forces stormed the mali hotel. three dead, 15 released. france 24, i am sure, with informed sources. we return. attacks. good morning. ♪ francine: we continue to try and follow the breaking news. we try and understand the fallout and what it means for west africa as a region. we are looking at economics and how you deal with these attacks. martinez making the point it is difficult and it will be difficult to rally support to engage property -- proper security forces. when you look at west africa as an economy, this will point to the fact that they do not have

with a really clear conditions you'll need a law known time if you have any recess outside because timbuktu's will only be the low 60s and could be looking at when the conditions especially in the north bay or the east of a that will hold true rector of the 3:00 hour at the end of school woman of to the upper 60s and best for most of our bay shoreline keep the jacket handy you will need all throughout the school. >>mark: the pedestrian hit by cars and san francisco the view or send a guest this video from the scene of the accident the person was sent to the hospital during and is unknown at this time there at the senate the ax and remember you commit part of the news coverage by using application and you can report accidents like this one the user is the reporting function. >>darya: will live in the west that deal with how people are reacting and with the talk is this morning >>jackie sissel: that is where collin cabinet will be stand on sunday here in the by stadium as they faced the atlanta falcons the for your stoddard has been benched and that may not be the end of and this set of everyon

timbuktu being a very historic city. it was basically accomplished in 2014 and the job has not been done. there are flare-ups of rebellion and intermittent terrorist attacks like this morning. there are conflicting reports right now about whether or not security forces have stormed that hotel or whether it's just some security that's on the perimeter. but it is very much a tense situation and a dangerous situation and frightening situation for those people holed up inside. france's involvement in mali is one of the reasons islamists cite for having hatred against this country and mali is a former french colonial power. we had a bomb scare at the national assembly behind us which -- the senate is expected to rubber stamp that today. from the paris prosecutor, just in the last hour or so, a third body was found at the scene of the raid in saint-denis on the safe house. >> reporter: abaaoud, the presumed mastermind or organizer of last friday's, a week ago terrorist attack here in paris. the third body, which of course was

mali, that's where timbuktu is in the north.vels there anymore because of the risks involved. it's why president obama, secretary kerry and secretary clinton in her speech yesterday talked about a worldwide strategy to counterterrorism. this is not just with what has happened in soarus -- there is broad effort to defeat isil and any knock-off groups from isil, to deal with the infrastructure worldwide new eras. i mentioned that conference but also there was a frn float crews there and concerns about this many if not it it if generally sending a message perhaps to president hollande. >> i think it's possibly a message to president hollande but it really is a hotel for westerners. and this entire undertaking by the terrorists is basically to say that their way of life is what should take precedence, not our way of life. and indeed if bamako, mali is a predominantly muslim country. we're talking about muslim against muslim. if people could recite passages of the core rakoran, they were . malaysia is a large muslim country. so this