France to Pull Troops Out of Central Africa

France will stop military operations in the Central African Republic later this year after France's defense minister said its objectives have been achieved. The mission, dubbed Operation Sangaris, began in 2013 as the country was being consumed by ethnic violence between Christians and Muslims and people were dying by the thousands. "The country was in the throes of civil war, torn by religious tensions, plagued by chaos, on the brink of pre-genocidal scenarios. In the space...

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