Without France, Mali faces the terrorist threat

Mali is now alone with its choices.

Faced with the jihadist groups of the RVIM, linked to al-Qaeda, and the EIGS, affiliated with Daesh, Bamako will no longer be able to count on the support of the Barkhane force, which withdrew its last soldiers on Monday.

In an "agenda", the Chief of the Defense Staff, General Burkhard paid tribute to the French soldiers who fought

" and

" against these terrorist groups which controlled, in 2013, “

and which threatened to overthrow his state.

The words hollowly underline the ingratitude of Bamako and of the ruling junta which, for the past year, has preferred an alliance with Russia to protect its power.

In early August, Colonel Goïta met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Malian armed forces did not comment on the French withdrawal.

The war they will have to wage against the jihadists promises to be violent.

In July, al-Qaida-linked groups carried out several…

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