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The Mali Conflict and France's Military Operation After the Mali situation became aggravated, quite a number of researchers focused on the conflict's geopolitical and ethnic aspects, whereas the military side was largely neglected. However, the French operation offers a ...
... Mali support mission in coordination with other countries. The Resolution did not authorize France's unilateral action, but on January 15, the Security Council unanimously backed France's military campaign. The French media triumphed as the military intervention was welcomed, even by the Russians and the Chinese . On January 20, France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius reported that Russia had offered Paris assistance in transporting troops and food supplies to Mali. Back on January 15, Reuters published videos showing the transportation of French military cargos to Mali using Russian AN-124 Ruslan airplanes, one belonging to the Volga-Dnepr Company , and the other to the firm Squadron 224 , a commercial ...
Interview On January, 11 France deployed troops to Mali to halt the southern advancement of Islamist forces. The intervention was backed by the United Nations Security Council, with NATO allies providing logistical and intelligence support. Yet some analysts believe that Mali might turn into another Afghanistan or Iraq, dragging France into a prolonged conflict ...
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