Mali's military government demands Denmark 'immediately' withdraw its roughly 100 recently-arrived troops deployed in the troubled Sahel country
Junta ruling the West African nation demands Denmark"immediately" withdraw troops, saying it was not consulted and the deployment failed to follow protocol.Mali's military government has called on Denmark to "immediately" withdraw its roughly 100 recently arrived special forces troops deployed in the troubled Sahel country.
The contingent of around 90 Danish soldiers arrived in Mali to join European special forces supporting the country's anti-militant operations earlier this month, Denmark's military said at the time. The new contingent had been due to join Task Force Takuba –– a 900-troop French-led unit launched in March 2020.
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