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France withdraws from Mali

Feb – Aug 2022Key event

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President Macron announces the end of Barkhane operations in Mali in February; the last French soldier leaves Malian territory on 15 August 2022, nine years after Serval.

Why it mattersThe end of the intervention era. The capabilities France took with it — air power, medevac, intelligence — were precisely the ones the army and its new Russian partners could not fully replace.

Confidence: HighSources: Established historical record · France 24 / RFIMethodology Corrections

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