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Anne-Claire Legendre, French Foreign Ministry Spokesperson
A new French military base is under construction in east-central Mali. "These border areas are obviously the places most sought after by terrorists to carry out their actions," said General Frederic Blachon, commander of Operation Barkhane, France's 4,500-strong anti-jihadist force which is headquartered in Chad but operates across the Sahel region.
Giant cranes are dismantling prefab tents at a French military base in the Malian capital of Bamako.
On tonight’s show, we explain why France and its European allies decided to withdraw troops from Mali.
The withdrawal of France and its partners from Mali "will be carried out in an orderly manner, with the Malian armed forces and the United Nations mission," French President Emmanuel Macron announces at a press conference at the Elysée Palace.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.
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