About a week ago, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a drawing down of French forces battling Islamist militants in Mali in the troubled Sahel region of Africa during a wide-ranging press conference. Macron told the press conference that France's counter-terrorism operation in West Africa would come to an end and be merged into a broader international mission. Operation Barkhane, which is being ended, was established in August 2014 with 5000 strong French soldiers headquartered in N'djamena, Chad....

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