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Islamist forces linked to al-Qaeda are reported to have seized the key town of Gao in northern Mali. Residents of the town say Islamist fighters have taken over buildings occupied by Tuareg rebels, including their headquarters, and raised the black flag. Our West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy reports.

据悉，与基地组织有关联的伊斯兰军队夺取马里北部重镇加奥。该镇居民称伊斯兰武装人员接管了图阿雷格叛军盘踞的大楼，包括其总部，并在楼上挂起黑旗。BBC西非记者Thomas Fessy报道。

Islamist combatants have once again taken the upper hands over the Tuareg-led counterparts in the vast northern region. After weeks of uneasy truce in Gao and the failure to build an alliance, MNLA Tuareg-led fighters have reportedly been driven out of the key northern town by militants who want to impose sharia law. Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday morning between the two rival groups. A doctor at a hospital in Gao said over the phone that most people killed and injured seemed to have been armed but a number of civilians had also been caught in the fighting.

伊斯兰武装人员在广大的北部地区占了图阿雷格叛军的上风。据悉，经过数周不稳定的休战期，组建联盟的努力也告失败，图阿雷格叛军领导的阿扎瓦德民族解放运动武装分子已被希望实施伊斯兰法律的武装人员逐出这一北部重镇。周三早上，两个敌对组织之间爆发激烈战斗。加奥医院的一位医生在电话中说，大多数死伤者似乎是武装人员，但也有许多平民在战斗中被俘。