France, which controlled the country for sometime as colonial power had about 4,500 soldiers in the region in its counter-terrorism taskforce Operation Barkhane. Recently, additional 600 soldiers have been authorized. The reinforcements would mostly be sent to the area between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. This is in addition to 13,000-strong-United Nations Peacekeeping force in Mali.
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