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French Forces Neutralise 33 Terrorists in Mali – Macron

© AP Photo / Thomas PeudeleuxIn this Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 photo provided by French Defense Communication and Audiovisual Department (ECPAD), French soldiers attend a ceremony before loading the coffins of the 13 French soldiers into a military plane, in Gao, Mali. France will pay Monday a national homage for the 13 French soldiers killed inan helicopter collision while fighting Islamic State group-linked extremists
In this Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 photo provided by French Defense Communication and Audiovisual Department (ECPAD), French soldiers attend a ceremony before loading the coffins of the 13 French soldiers into a military plane, in Gao, Mali. France will pay Monday a national homage for the 13 French soldiers killed inan helicopter collision while fighting Islamic State group-linked extremists - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - French forces, part of anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane, neutralised 33 terrorists in Mali on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron said during his visit to Cote d'Ivoire.
"This morning, thanks to the engagement of our troops from the Barkhane force, we were able to neutralise 33 terrorists in the Sahel, catch one [militant] and free two Malian gendarme hostages. I am proud of our soldiers who protect us," he tweeted from Abidjan.

​The French Embassy in Mali said that the operation had taken place in the Malian region of Mopti, a frontier in the French fight against Islamist insurgents who overran the northern part of the West African nation in 2012.

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