Timbuktu's Historic Manuscripts and Mosques

This March 16, 2004 photo shows an unidentified worker looking after some of the 20,000 preserved ancient Islamic manuscripts which rest in air-conditioned rooms at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali.

This March 16, 2004 shows some of the 20,000 preserved ancient Islamic manuscripts which rest in air-conditioned rooms are displayed at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali.

This March 16, 2004 shows Alhousseini Ould Alfadrou, 16, singing verses from crumbling ancient Islamic manuscripts in a mud-walled house in Timbuktu, Mali.

This May 1, 2012 photo shows men work near one of Timburktu's historic mud mosques.

Sebuah kendaraan tentara Israel melewati ban-ban yang terbakar dalam sebuah operasi pencarian di kamp pengungsi di Tepi Barat kota Jenin, 17 Juni 2014.

This April 15, 2012 shows town notables and two leaders of the Tuareg separatist NMLA in front of Sankore Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Timbuktu, Mali.

This May 1, 2012 photo shows a woman in front of a traditionally decorated door in Timbuktu, Mali.