(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本：
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
问题1和问题2是关于新闻听力的。
French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali,
法国军方声称他们已经到达了马里的北部城镇基达尔，
the last major town they have yet to secure in their drive against Islamist militants.
这里是法军清除伊斯兰武装分子战斗中的最后一座尚未解放的城市。
French forces now control Kidal airport after a number of aircraft, including helicopters, landed there last night.
昨晚，直升机等数架飞机降落基达尔机场后，法军控制了基达尔的机场。
Islamist militants were reported to have already left the town and it was unclear who was in charge.
据报道，伊斯兰武装分子已经撤退，尚不清楚武装分子的头目是谁。
France—the former colonial power in Mali—launched a military operation this month
马里过去是法国的殖民地，本月法国对其采取了军事行动。
after Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south.
这是在伊斯兰武装分子显现出对南部地区的威胁之后发生的。
French army spokesman confirms that "French troops were deployed overnight in Kidal".
法国军方发言人证实法国昨晚在基达尔进行了军事部署。
One regional security source told the Press that French aircraft had landed at Kidal
当地的安全情报组织向媒体透露法国的飞机于昨晚降落在基达尔，
and that protection helicopters are in the sky.
盘旋在空中的直升机实时监测周围的环境。
Kidal, 930 miles north-east of the capital Bamako,
基达尔位于首都巴马科东北部930英里处，
was until recently under the control of the Islamist militants.
之前一直被伊斯兰武装分子所控制。
Question 1.What is the situation now in Kidal according to the news?
问题1.基达尔现在的情况如何？
Question 2.Why did the French launch the military operation?
问题2.法国为什么要采取军事行动？
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