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Coverage dated December 14, 2021

French Army Leaves Timbuktu for First Time Since Arriving in 2013

Headline from Voice of America

French forces have been gradually withdrawing from the region, despite ongoing fighting with militants that threatens stability

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  1. MyNorthwest

    French military leaves Timbuktu, Mali, after nearly 9 years (opens MyNorthwest)

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    BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- French forces left the city of Timbuktu late Tuesday, the latest sign that the former colonial power is drawing down its presence in

  2. Al Jazeera

    French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu after nearly nine years (opens Al Jazeera)

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    French army says ‘will be present in a different way’ as former colonial power draws down its military presence in Mali.

  3. France 24

    The Debate - Leaving Timbuktu: What next as France redeploys in Northern Mali? (opens France 24)

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    Nine years after Timbuktu welcomed them as liberators, French troops are withdrawing from their final outpost in Mali's far-north. No unruliness here, but also no cries of mission accomplished: the j…

  4. Voice of America

    French Army Leaves Timbuktu for First Time Since Arriving in 2013 (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    French forces have been gradually withdrawing from the region, despite ongoing fighting with militants that threatens stability

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