French troops in Africa: Forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu after nine years
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France has pulled its troops out of the Malian northern city of Timbuktu as part of a general withdrawal out of the country by early 2022. In 2013, French troops were deployed to help prevent attacks by fighters linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS (ISIL). But Mali’s prime minister says that these groups are still a danger to the country’s security. Al Jazeera’s @Mohamed Vall reports. @Al Jazeera English – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Mali #TroopsIn Mali #FrenchTroopsInAfrica #AlJazeeraEnglish