In Sahel, French troops hunt hidden menace of jihadist landmines
French soldiers use detectors while searching for IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), which kill scores each year in the jihadist-hit Sahel region/ French soldiers use detectors while searching for IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), which kill scores each year in the jihadist-hit Sahel region (AFP Photo/MICHELE CATTANI)/ Gao (Mali) (AFP) - The unit commander's order crackles over the radio and the column of French armoured vehicles en route between Burkina Faso and Mali comes to a sudden halt. In the Sahel scrub some 50 kilometres (31 ...
Click
To Read Full Article