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France to draw down Sahel operation, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to reduce France's counter-terrorism operation in West Africa.
Macron warns France could withdraw troops from Mali following coup
France has about 5,100 deployed in the Sahel — more specifically in Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger — as part of its Operation Barkhane against Islamic terrorist groups.
France refutes UN report claiming its forces targeted Mali wedding
The UN mission in Mali said a French airstrike in January targeted a group "overwhelmingly composed of civilians" in violation of international law.
Two French soldiers killed in bomb attack in Mali
Their deaths on Saturday bring to five the number of French soldiers killed in operations in the West African country over the past week.
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France opens anti-terror probe into killing of six nationals in Niger
Eight people, including six French aid workers, were killed by gunmen in Niger on Sunday.
Burkina Faso officers killed 31 unarmed detainees, says HRW
The victims, all from the nomadic Muslim Peuhl or Fulani community, were reportedly killed within hours of being arrested in the northern town of Djibo on April 9, HRW said in a statement.
French soldier killed in Mali bomb attack claimed by ISIS
Corporal Ronan Pointeau, 24, died in the northeastern region of Menaka as his vehicle was "struck by an explosive device," the Ministry of Defence said.