France To Cut Troop Numbers In Mali -- Al Jazeera
French president says "mission accomplished" in Mali and announces troop reductions starting February.
France will cut its troops in Mali to 1,600 by the middle of February from the current level of 2,500, President Francois Hollande has said.
Speaking at an airbase in Creil in northern France on Wednesday, Hollande said the "situation is well under control" in Mali, where the "key objectives of the mission have been accomplished".
"The troop size will be reduced from about 2,500 at present to 1,600 and then to 1,000, which is the number necessary to fight any threat that might resurface as these terrorist groups are still present in northern Mali," the president said.
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