French military suspends joint operation with Mali military
BABA AHMED and KRISTA LARSON, Associated Press
June 3, 2021
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1of5FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 file photo, Col. Assimi Goita meets with a high-level delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS, at the Ministry of Defense in Bamako, Mali. Goita, has regained control of the West African country on Tuesday May 25, 2021, by deposing the president and prime minister of the transitional government in an unprecedented move. But Goita, who has served as vice president, is promising to still hold new elections next year.File/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5FILE- In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 file photo, retired Col. Maj. Bah N Daw, right, is sworn into the office of transitional president, and Col. Assimi Goita, left, head of the junta that staged the Aug. 18 2020 coup, is sworn into the office of transitional vice president, at a ceremony in the capital Bamako, Mali. Mal