Posted on 02/05/2013 3:25:30 PM PST by Pan_Yan
(CNN) -- France expects to begin pulling its troops out of Mali in March, the French foreign minister told the Metro newspaper.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said troops will continue operations in northern Mali, where he said "some terrorist havens remain."
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France has 2,150 soldiers in Mali and 1,000 more troops supporting the operation from elsewhere.
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