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Minister: French troops on ground in Mali may top 2,500

By REUTERS

JANUARY 19, 2013 13:16

PARIS - France's total troop count on the ground in Mali could top the 2,500 initially announced, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday.

Le Drian, speaking on France 3 television about the military intervention Paris launched last week to repel Islamist rebels, said that the French troop count on the ground in the African former colony had now reached 2,000.

Asked about the total expected deployment on the ground in Mali, Le Drian replied: "2,500 is what was initially announced, maybe that will be exceeded."

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