A United Nations official told the Associated Press those at the resort when the attack began included people affiliated with the French military mission as well as the U.N. The French president's office, the defense minister's office and the French military would not comment immediately on the attack or on media reports saying that French forces are intervening. French military spokesman Col. Patrik Steiger said he had "strictly no information" about French military involvement in the incident in Bamako. He said there are no French troops based in Bamako, but about 2,000 French troops based in northern Mali fighting Islamic extremists. While the militants were officially ousted, they have continued to launch regular attacks on U.N. peacekeeping and Malian military sites.

Source: Fox News June 18, 2017 19:29 UTC