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France’s Military Ties With Mali Cut by African Nation’s Junta
In the latest spat, government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga said French military aircraft had violated the nation’s airspace. As a result, the legal framework enabling the French counter-insurgency force Barkhane and the European task force Takuba to remain in the country will come to an end immediately, he said in a statement.
The severing of the agreement means French and European forces can no longer enter Malian territory or move freely within that country.
French troops entered Mali in 2013 to stop al-Qaeda-linked militants from advancing toward the capital, Bamako. Ties between Mali and France have been deteriorating since a coup in the West African nation in 2020.
In March, Human Rights Watch reported that Malian forces operating alongside alleged Russian fighters killed at least 300 civilians in the village of Moura, in central Mali, according to residents there. Mali’s army said it killed 203 militants in an operation against Islamist insurgents.
Source: Bloomberg Business News