UN and French Forces in 'large-scale' Operation in Mali - BBC

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French, Malian and UN forces have launched a "large-scale" operation in Mali, France's military says.

Spokesman Col Gilles Jaron told the AFP news agency that several hundred French soldiers were involved in the mission in the north of the country.

It was aimed at preventing a resurgence of "terrorist movements", he added.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24658349