Cabinet Agrees To Send Additional Troops To U.N. Mission In Mali
January 11 2017
Germany has decided to increase the size of its mission to Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping effort, reports Agence France-Presse.
On Wednesday, the Cabinet agreed to raise the top limit of troops deployed to MINUSMA from 650 to 1,000.
The additional troops are expected to take over an emergency rescue mission in northern Mali currently being run by the Netherlands.
The deployment will include four medevac helicopters and four combat helicopters until...
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