France to send 220 more troops to West Africa

SANAA, Jan. 14 (YPA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France will send an additional 220 troops to West Africa, after agreeing to establish a joint command structure with the countries of the region to fight the growing insurgency in the region.

“We have no choice. We need results,” Macron said after a summit with the leaders of Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad.

France already has 4,500 troops in the region, allegedly fighting so-called terrorism, as Washington does in the Arab region.

The presence of French forces has contributed to the increased proliferation of takfirist groups and their operations against civilians in exchange for an increase in foreign forces that come only to protect their interests.

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