UK Withdrawing Troops From Mali Peacekeeping Mission
A British soldier leaves aboard a Chinook helicopter in Mali's Gourma region.
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London (AP) -- Britain announced Monday it is withdrawing its peacekeepers from Mali, saying the West African country’s growing reliance on Russian mercenaries is undermining stability.
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said the 300-strong British force that has been stationed in Mali since 2020 as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission will leave earlier than planned. He did not give a timeline.