Mali urges France to withdraw troops "immediately" as the military junta announced its response to French President Macron statements.A Malian airfield force protection vehicle and crew at Bamako Airfield, Mali, Africa. © Crown Copyright 2013 Photographer: SAC Dek TraylorThe junta issued a statement strongly opposing Macron, who said that the full withdrawal would take…
The French president said that "victory against terrorism is not possible without the support of the state itself."French President Emmanuel Macron ordered on Thursday the withdrawal of French troops from Mali, nine years after the first intervention to oust Islamist extremists from power.© Crown Copyright 2013Photographer: SAC Dek TraylorFrance has about 4,300 troops…
The French armed forces will begin closing their bases in northern Mali by the end of the year and plan to complete this process in 2022.This is what Emmanuel Macron announced after meeting with the leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger and Chad."Due to the spread of the threat in the south, this…