Description:French soldiers land in Mali to bolster an ongoing campaign to push al-Qaeda linked militants out of their strongholds in the north. France is pouring troops into Bamako -- a move welcomed in the country's capital. France hopes to shatter the Islamist domination of northern Mali. Rebels say Mali will be the next Afghanistan. A leader told Europe 1 radio that "France has opened the gates of hell for all the French,"(1:18)