Mali conflict: Macron says 33 'terrorists' killed by French troops

[TomSea]

Mali conflict: Macron says 33 'terrorists' killed by French troops

    21 December 2019

French forces have killed 33 militants in an operation in Mali, according to President Emmanuel Macron.

Mr Macron made the announcement on a visit to Ivory Coast, where he reiterated France's commitment to fighting jihadists in the region.

It comes weeks after 13 French troops died in a helicopter collision in Mali in the biggest single-day loss of life for its military since the 1980s.

Thousands of French troops have been deployed in Mali since 2013.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50879429?intlink_from_url=&link_location=live-reporting-story

They must have their reasons, we have and are in Africa too. Maybe it's possible a whole continent could be taken over by Jihadists and that would be a problem.

[TomSea]

Oh, and by the way, uranium for our atom bombs in WWII? From Africa, alot of precious metals, mineral wealth there. Maybe in WWII, we could have filled the need elsewhere but I'm not positive. There are different grades of quality. Congo is top grade.

So, in ways, I'm not sure one can always say, "not our problem." Better to work with local governments.