[RIA Novosti] All the French military involved in the operation "Dune" to combat terrorism in Mali left the country.
And took all the Spice
"Today, the last military operation ‘Barkhan’, located on the territory of Mali, crossed the border between Mali and Niger," the General Staff of the French Armed Forces said in a communiqué.
The soldiers and officers left the operational headquarters in the city of Gao - it was handed over to the Armed Forces of Mali, the department noted.
In the spring, the Mali government announced that it was terminating defense agreements with France and urged it to withdraw troops involved in Operations Barkhane and Takuba.
In July, Paris announced the official end of Operation Takuba, a joint operation with European allies, to combat terrorism in Mali. In total, the French contingent was in the African country for almost ten years.
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