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Ottawa Postpones Withdrawal Of Peacekeepers From Mali

June 17 2019

Canada

The Canadian government has decided to extend its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a few weeks to ease the transition for the next country that will take over its helicopter support mission, reports CBC News.

The detachment of Canadian helicopters was scheduled to leave Mali on July 31.

On Friday, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced that there would be a phased withdrawal of two CH-147F Chinook transport helicopters and four...

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