U.S. military plans to fly French troops to bases near Mali , an official says . France has been helping Mali 's government battle Islamist rebels from its north . Several other countries have expressed support for Mali . The International Criminal Court has launched a war-crimes investigation amid reports that residents have been mutilated and killed for disobeying the Islamists . French airstrikes have recently struck near the central region of Mali .
U.S. military plans to fly French troops to bases near Mali , an official says . France has been helping Mali 's government battle Islamist rebels from its north . Several other countries have expressed support for Mali . French airstrikes have recently struck near the central region of Mali .