France has asked the UN to take rover the command of forces in Mali as Paris prepares to start pulling its troops out next month. French and Malian troops have seized major towns in the north of the country from Islamist rebels but many roads remain closed or unusable for fear of attacks or landmines.
Mali: UN Considers French Request to Take Over Mali Intervention Force
Radio France Internationale, 7 February 2013
France has asked the UN to take rover the command of forces in Mali as Paris prepares to start pulling its troops out next month. French and Malian troops have seized major towns in the north of the country from Islamist rebels but many roads remain closed or unusable for fear of attacks or landmines.
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