French in tough fight in northern Mali

By , on February 26th, 2013

<!– google_ad_section_start –> France’s defence minister says French troops are involved in “very violent fighting” in the mountains of northern Mali, and that it’s too early to talk about a quick pullout from the West African country despite the growing cost of the intervention. Jean-Yves Le Drian said on France’s RTL radio Tuesday that the French intervention in Mali has cost more than US$133 million. French troops moved in Jan. 11 to help Mali’s weak military push back Islamist extremists. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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French in tough fight in northern Mali