The troubles in Algeria are a strong reminder for France and they do not want that sort of thing happening again. So with that in mind today's article is coming to you from Africa. The battles there are picking up and are projected to last a few weeks.
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Ollie Makepeace is in Timbuktu and he says " The
French air force is bombing what they think are
Islamist sites in
Mali ". In this article he interviews a couple of people from Mali who have been waiting for over two weeks for backup to arrive and help them.
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Constructively the
British Royal Air Force fly in French supplies and backup and the mission according to Ollie has oddly been called CREEP. With all that is going on here in the
UK I find it surprising that the
French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has asked Britain for help in these matters.
Rebels fighting for Diabaly preparing to assault urban targets in
France itself. Britain too has increased security because terrorism is but a short hop across the
English Channel. So who are the French afraid of?
It is the
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who thinks the troubles will only last a few weeks.
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Mali – Let The Africans Sort It... ' Stirring Trouble Internationally
It is the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who thinks the troubles will only last a few weeks.
