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MOPTI The long barrel of a howitzer cannon aims into scrubland around a military base in conflict-hit central Mali. After a countdown, a soldier pulls the firing lanyard, but no round shoots to the horizon. Instead an officer shouts: “BOOM!”
From the shade of a nearby tree, four European Union military trainers watch as members of Mali’s 614th Artillery Battalion practice newly honed skills they hope will help the army gain an upper hand in its years-long fight with Islamist rebels.
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EU forces train Malian soldiers to strike jihadists from afar
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