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PARIS (AP) France will withdraw its troops from Mali nine years after it first intervened to drive Islamic extremists from power but intends to maintain a military presence in neighboring West African nations, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursda
Amid tensions with the military junta in Mali, President Emmanuel Macron announced French troops will withdraw from the country where they’ve been fighting Islamic extremist groups since 2013. Recently arrived Russian mercenaries, however, are sticking around.
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