New Delhi, 09 November 2022

As per news report of BBC, operation Barkhane has been inoperative since February, when France announced its military withdrawal from Mali. The last French troops left their base in the Malian town of Gao on 15 August. According to the Élysée Palace, Mr Macron wants to spell out new priorities that from now on will govern military interventions in Africa. At its high point, there were 5,500 French troops taking part in Operation Barkhane, which was initially launched in 2013 to stem the advance of jihadist insurgents in Mali. The other countries in the partnership were Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.

Source -BBC

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