France announced last week that it would withdraw its military forces from Mali, where Paris has waged a counter-terrorism campaign for n...
France announced last week that it would withdraw its military forces from Mali, where Paris has waged a counter-terrorism campaign for nearly a decade. This is a setback for the fight against Islamic extremism, but it is also a victory for Russian power play in Africa.
“We cannot remain militarily engaged with de facto authorities whose strategy and hidden objectives we do not share,” French President Emmanuel Macron said.noted Thursday from the Malian government. He added that the withdrawal of some 2,400 French troops could take up to six months as France considers where in the region to relocate forces fighting Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
COMMENTS