Time to send in Beau Geste and the Foreign Legion.....
The French probably do not have the resources to fight this war by themselves.
The Islamists have a big store of arms and a mobility that makes jet airstrikes of little importance. The first thing they need to do is control the flow of fuel into the region. But that will take a lot of road recce flights with armed helps.
They can prevent the Islamists from taking Bomako, but that is about it.
The French probably do not have the resources to fight this war by themselves.
The Islamists have a big store of arms and a mobility that makes jet airstrikes of little importance. The first thing they need to do is control the flow of fuel into the region. But that will take a lot of road recce flights with armed helos.
They can prevent the Islamists from taking Bomako, but that is about it.
I suspect all the green hatted French troops on the news are Légion Etrangère. Perhaps the only regular French forces are the air wing people providing CAS.
I’d rather talk to some ex-Rhodesian military about this fight.