French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the military on Thursday to review its ...
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the military on Thursday to review its operations against Islamist militants in West Africa and pressed his allies to do more after 13 soldiers died during a combat mission this week.
“France is acting in the Sahel on everyone’s behalf,” an emotional Macron told a news conference with NATO General-Secretary Jens Stoltenberg. Macron said he had told his government and top military leaders to look hard at France’s operations in the region, adding, “I told them all options are open”. Islamic State said on Thursday that its West African branch had caused the collision, but it did not provide any evidence for the claim.
French officials have also bemoaned the fact peace accords agreed in Mali in 2015 have still not been implemented and that the political will power to implement them is missing. On Wednesday, France’s top general acknowledged France would never achieve a total victory over al Qaeda- and Islamic State-affiliated militants.
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