France is reconsidering its strategy in the Sahel after it lost 13 French soldiers in a collision of two helicopters on a combat mission this week. French president ordered the review of operations against IS in the Sahel. Nevertheless, the situation we face compels me today to examine all our strategic options,” Macron said. Nevertheless, the situation we face compels me today to examine all our strategic options,” Macron told reporters after talks with visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “We will never achieve a definitive victory,” Lecointre, chief of staff of the armed forces, told France Inter radio.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 29, 2019 15:33 UTC