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Mali's ruling junta asks France to withdraw troops 'without delay'

French soldiers board a C-130 after the handover ceremony of the Barkhane military base to the Malian army in Timbuktu, on December 14, 2021. © Florent Vergnes, AFP

Mali's army-led government asked France on Friday to withdraw its troops from the Sahel state "without delay", calling into question Paris' plans to pull out over several months.

A government spokesman added in a statement announced on public television that the results of France's nine-year military engagement in conflict-torn Mali were "not satisfactory".

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