[Old Sarge]

And what are they doing now, since the rise of Socialism?

[jpsb]

France has kept 1,000 troops in northern Mali as part of a wider counter-terrorism operation.

The new operation, called Barkhane, is taking place across Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad and involves a total 3,000 French troops as well as soldiers from neighbouring states.

http://news.yahoo.com/five-dead-attack-army-camp-central-mali-military-114641802.html