The Chad will send 2000 men Mali

Les special forces trying to dislodge the jihadists of the small town of Diabaly. In France, the Malian operation, generally supported by political parties, is debated in Parliament.

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Au sixth day of the operation Serval, the French army advancing towards the north. However jihadists against resistance, particularly in the small town of Diabaly where ground battles are committed to each other and French special forces. The arrival of forces promised by ECOWAS continues dropper, and several European countries provide support purely logistique.

The Chad will send 2000 men

Le Chad wants to send in Mali "a regiment of infantry and two support battalions, making around 2,000 men," said Wednesday the Chadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Moussa Faki Mahamat Radio France Internationale (RFI). "We need our workforce is therefore to best fulfill our mission," said the head of the Chadian diplomacy. "What happens in Mali, Sahel as a state, we are concerned," noted the Chadian Minister, saying that "now that things snap, Chad can not evade its international obligations." "We will work in synergy with the Malian army, Chadian forces, and of course, with the ECOWAS troops ", the Economic Community of the States of West Africa, said Mr. Mahamat.

"The relief of Mali resembles Chad. The Chadian army, by necessity, has been facing several challenges, which made it strong, seasoned, "said the ministre.

Ground combat in Diabaly

Des fighting "melee" Wednesday against French soldiers special forces and Islamist fighters in Diabaly, a small town 400 km north of Bamako. According to two security sources quoted by AFP, "special forces are currently Diabaly, melee with the Islamists. (...) Read more about

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