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Mali: Did France's Intervention Work?
ISS, 1 July 2014
In 2014, Mali has fallen off most news agendas, replaced by more urgent and potentially more devastating conflicts in South Sudan and Central African Republic. Read more »
The dire predictions made in 2012 and early 2013 about what would become of Mali at the unset of the Tuareg rebellion have not yet come to pass, leading some pundits to wonder whether the presence of thousands of French troops in the West African country was helpful.
Briefing session in northeast Mali with French officers (file photo).
As the bodies of two French journalists killed in Mali arrive in Paris, the French government says it will still withdraw two-thirds of its soldiers from the West African country ... Read more »
France has begun withdrawing troops in keeping with plans to leave a permanent 1,000-strong force to "fight terrorism" compared to the current contingent of 4,000 soldiers. Read more »
As the Security Council debates troop deployment to troubled Mali, both the United States and France are backing calls for greater international involvement, as are several African ... Read more »
France is reportedly planning to move two surveillance drones to west Africa before the end of the year. Read more »
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