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Francia detiene operaciones militares conjuntas con fuerzas malienses

By Jordi Bou

June 4, 2021 - Francia está deteniendo sus operaciones militares conjuntas con las tropas locales en Mali en un intento para restaurar al gobierno de liderazgo civil después del segundo golpe de estado en nueve meses.

On May 25, Mali’s military strongman, Colonel Assimi Goïta, ousted the country’s civilian president and prime minister. After that, the West African grouping Ecowas and the African Union (AU) suspended Mali from their bodies.

France has around 5,100 troops waging counter-insurgency operations against Islamist militants in the Sahel region under its Barkhane operation which spans five countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.

The Barkhane force, which was launched after France intervened to fend off a jihadist advance in Mali in 2013, will continue to operate but on its own for the moment, the ministry said.

However the French-led Takuba force, launched in March 2020 to enable European special forces to train Mali’s army to fight jihadists, will be suspended.

While France has hailed some success in recent months, the situation is extremely fragile and Paris has increasingly grown frustrated with no end in sight to its operations.

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PUBLISHED: 04/06/2021; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Associated Press, Getty Images
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