Nearly a Thousand Troops in Mali
- Author:
- TV2 Africa
- Publisher:
- TV2 Africa
- Publication Date:
- 23 January 2013
- Tags:
- Mali, Arms and Military Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security
U.N. officials say an African intervention force now deploying in Mali could double for its envisioned 3,300 troops, as more soldiers are needed to help regain control from Islamist militants holding the country's north. VOA's State Department correspondent Scott Stearns reports.