Paris: Recently, 13 French soldiers were killed in a collision between two helicopters in Mali in order to carry out operations against Islamic extremists. French President Emmanuel Macron gave condolences on the incident while giving information on Tuesday. At the same time, he expressed his support for the French army in a written statement and emphasized the courage of the French soldiers fighting the atmosphere of constant fear in the Sahel region. There was not much information about the accident in the statement.
According to information received from the sources, French Defense Minister Florence Parley said that an investigation has been started to find out under which circumstances the accident occurred. Whereas 4,500 personnel are involved in the operation in West and Central Asia and it is being conducted abroad, while France has the largest military mission. The sudden increase in extremist attacks in Mali killed more than 100 local soldiers in the last two months.
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At the same time, it has been noted that the Islamic State group has often claimed responsibility for these attacks. The US had said that the Sahel region of West Africa is an emerging front in the war against IS and other extremist groups. The IS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi congratulated these extremists for their loyalty to Mali and neighboring Burkina Faso before his death this year.
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