Fighters of the Islamic group of Mujao stand guard near the Gao airport as Burkina Faso’s foreign Minister Djibrille Bassole meets with the Islamic group leader on August 7, 2012. An Islamist leader who wants to see Mali adopt sharia law vowed on August 7 to support regional mediation efforts to resolve the political crisis in the ruptured west African nation. AFP PHOTO / ROMARIC OLLO HIEN