Stuttgart, Germany: The US military has started airlifting French troops and equipment into Mali to assist their operation against al Qaeda-linked rebels, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Tuesday.
"At the request of the French government, we have begun flying equipment and personnel from France to Mali," an AFRICOM spokesman, Chuck Prichard, told AFP.
"We expect the mission to last for the next several days. As of yet we've had two flights that have landed and we anticipate more in the coming days."
US begins transporting French troops to Mali: military | NDTV.com
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