The content originally appeared on: CNN Paris (CNN)France and Western countries involved in French-led anti-terrorist operations in West Africa will begin their withdraw from Mali, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. 'We cannot remain militarily engaged alongside de facto authorities whose strategy and hidden objectives we do not share,' Macron told reporters. 'The fight against terrorism can't justify everything.' The withdrawal will take between four to six months. France and allies will close down military bases in Gossi, Menaka and […]
