France to sharply reduce Mali troops

Alastair Leithead looks at the work of United Nation's peacekeepers, including French troops, who have been based in Mali for several years.

Nine UN peacekeepers in Mali are killed in an ambush while on patrol in the north-east, the deadliest attack on the force so far, the UN says.

Mali urges the UN to send a rapid intervention force to fight Islamist militants in the country, following the killing of peacekeepers in the north.

Rations for Swedish peacekeepers based in Timbuktu in Mali have been increased after complaints they were going hungry, their spokesman says.

French special forces kill four jihadists, including two leaders, in a raid in northern Mali, the defence ministry says.

French special forces bomb positions held by Islamist militants in northern Mali, as part of its efforts to combat al-Qaeda in the region.

French troops in Mali free five aid workers who were kidnapped in the north of the country by suspected Islamist militants in February.

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