Sweden has committed 150 troops to Takuba, a coalition of European special forces that supports Mali’s beleaguered armed forces in their nine-year-old campaign against jihadists.
The Swedish contingent, backed by three Blackhawk combat helicopters, is based in Menaka, in the flashpoint eastern region of Liptako near the border with Niger and Burkina Faso.
Sweden has also deployed 215 troops with the UN force in Mali, MINUSMA.
AFP
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