Share:Paris is engaged in Operation Barkhane, fighting terrorists in the Sahara and the Sahel region, bordering the desert. France will deploy 600 additional soldiers in the Sahel-Saharan strip to boost the op in the region, Defence Minister Florence Parly stated on Sunday. This will lead to presence of more than 5000 French troops across the Sahel region in North Africa. According to the minister, the military reinforcements would allow French troops to increase pressure against the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. At the moment, Sahel is witnessing activity by Islamist armed factions, endangering local troops and civilians alike.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 02, 2020 13:36 UTC