gao mali 16th dec 2021 civilians step out of an ambulance to get medical treatment in gao military base north of mali on december 16 2021 since the 2013 launch of the malian mission france has deployed about 5100 troops across the vast sahel region which includes mali helping to support local governments and their poorly equipped forces fight an ever growing islamist insurgency that has left thousands dead photo by eliot blondetabacapresscom credit abaca pressalamy live news 2hb66dm.jpg from » exy mali View Photo