Vous êtes ici : Accueil / Archives / Archives - Revue de presse / U.S. moves to bolster French military campaign in Mali

U.S. moves to bolster French military campaign in Mali

Publié par Clifford Armion le 15/01/2013

Activer le mode zen

Shashank Bengali, Ken Dilanian and David S. Cloud

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to ferry hundreds of additional French troops to the North African country of Mali, bolstering a rapidly evolving military campaign in the latest conflict with Al Qaeda affiliates.
U.S. officials said they also were making plans to send drones or other surveillance aircraft and provide help with aerial refueling of French fighter jets, which bombed columns of Al Qaeda-allied militants in northern Mali for a fourth straight day Monday.
The Pentagon's moves reflect growing concern in Washington about rebel advances, and a decision by the Obama administration to back France's operation after months of inaction. French officials said they had halted the rebels' advance on Bamako, the capital, but insurgents later overran Malian forces in a town about 200 miles northeast of the capital.
Read on...
Pour citer cette ressource :

"U.S. moves to bolster French military campaign in Mali", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), janvier 2013. Consulté le 28/03/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/u-s-moves-to-bolster-french-military-campaign-in-mali