Macron: Franske soldater slo til mot jihadister i Mali

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Av: NTB-AFP 21. desember 2019, 15:52

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En fransk soldat gjør honnør for falne kamerater, etter at to franske helikoptere kolliderte i i Mali, 25. november i år. 13 soldater omkom i ulykken. Foto: James WILLIAM/SIRPA TERRE/AFP/NTB Scanpix

Frankrikes president Emmanuel Macron sier at 33 «terrorister er nøytralisert» av franske soldater i en operasjon sentralt i Mali.

Macron var lørdag på besøk i Elfenbenskysten. Ifølge den franske presidenten har franske soldater også reddet to politifolk fra Mali som ble holdt fanget av jihadister i byen Mopti.

Det væpnede islamistopprøret i en rekke fattige land i Sahel står høyt på agendaen under Macrons 48 timer lange reise til regionen. Den franske Sahel-styrken har 4.500 soldater.

I november mistet 13 franske soldater livet da helikopteret deres styrtet mens de jaktet på jihadister i Mali.

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