A man stands next to a bicycle past a burnt-out wreck of a vehicle, allegedly used by Islamists, following a major air strike, on February 3, 2013 in Diabaly. France said it carried out major air strikes on February 3, 2013 near Kidal, the last bastion of armed extremists chased from Mali's desert north in a lightning French-led offensive, after a whirlwind visit by President Francois Hollande. An army spokesman said 30 warplanes had bombed training and logistics centres run by Islamist extremists overnight in the Tessalit area north of Kidal, where French troops took the airport Wednesday and have been working to secure the town itself.