France and its allies in a European force announced Thursday they would begin withdrawing troops from Mali after nearly 10 years fighting a jihadist insurgency.
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French President Emmanuel Macron looks on prior a meeting on the Sahel in Paris on February 17, 2022. - President Emmanuel Macron meets with African leaders ahead of an expected announcement that France is withdrawing its troops from Mali after an almost decade-long deployment to battle a jihadist insurgency. -- Photo: Ludovic Marin/ AFP
2022-02-17 13:37:45
France and its allies in a European force announced Thursday they would begin withdrawing troops from Mali after nearly 10 years fighting a jihadist insurgency.
A statement signed by France and its African and European allies said that "multiple obstructions" by the ruling junta meant that the conditions were no longer in place to operate in Mali.
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