Wednesday 22 May 2013

Mali Adventure - A team of 40 British troops (including Royal Marines) will be under French command as part of an EU Training Mission - the UK is also providing surveillance and logistical support to French troops who are helping the west African nation counter an Islamist insurgency.   The 21 members of the 1st Battalion/The Royal Irish Regiment will be joined by members of the 45 Commando RM and 29 Commando Regiment RA to complete the 40 strong UK Team.       The training will take place north east of Mali's capital Bamako, under the control of French Brigadier General and is expected to continue for around 15 months.    More than 200 instructors will be deployed in total, as well as mission support staff and force protection, making a total of around 500 staff from 22 EU Member States.


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