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France has thousands of soldiers running throughout the Sahel area as part of an objective to combat violence by Islamist militant groups connected to al Qaeda and Islamic State.But it is thinking about withdrawing soldiers from Mali, where relations in between Paris and the junta in Bamako have deteriorated.The death of four civilians in Burkina comes at a bad time with anti-French belief particularly strong in Mali and it beginning to spillover into Burkina after a coup in January.” Unfortunately, regardless of all the steps taken by the Barkhane (French) force and by the unit engaged on the ground, four civilians, present in the terrorist camp, lost their lives throughout the exchange of fire,” the French army said in a statement.It stated 10 Ansarul Islam militants were eliminated after violent clashes throughout the night of Feb. 7-8, near the town of Ouahigouya, near the border with Mali.The French armed force said the group had been behind attacks that eliminated 53 Burkinabe police officers in November and a recent attack that saw two Burkinabe soldiers eliminated.( REUTERS).
Provided on: 11/02/2022 – 06:10
Four civilians were caught in cross fire after French troops supported with an attack helicopter eliminated 10 Islamist militants in Burkina Faso, the French military said in a statement on Thursday..
