Yesterday, France announced that it had killed dozens of jihadists in a weekend airstrike in central Mali. Several villagers claimed that up to 20 guests at a wedding were killed by a helicopter.https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210105-france-says-dozens-of-jihadists-killed-in-weekend-mali-air-strike …
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The French military has denied reports that a wedding was hit in a strike that targeted jihadist militants in the central Mopti region. Recently, five French soldiers were killed in attacks in Mali.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55551273 …
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As of January 2021, France had more than 5,000 troops in Africa. The bulk of forces are in Mali via Operation Barkhane, a campaign targeting ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters.https://www.counterextremism.com/countries/france …
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Maybe sandbag these for a day so they don't get buried by the domestic extremism happening right now in DC.
2:08 PM - 6 Jan 2021
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