French, EU Troops Invade Mali for Azawad Offensive

Hollande: French Troops to Stay 'as Long as Necessary'. - French military forces, backed by air support from other as-yet-unnamed EU member nations, have deployed to Mali today, announcing a massive offensive aimed at retaking the country on behalf of the military junta that holds the southern third of the nation. Though an African Union invasion to prop up the junta had been the initial plan, new military gains by the Islamist factions which hold the northern two-thirds of Mali have convinced France to move quickly and directly in entering the war. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says that [falsely claimed] the deployment was necessary to ?stop the advance of criminal and terrorist groups,? with President Francois Hollande adding that the troops would stay ?as long as necessary? to bring the nation under junta control.

Source: http://www.a-w-i-p.com/index.php/news/2013/01/12/french-eu-troops-invade-mali

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