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French Interior Minister Manuel Valls vowed Saturday that his government would continue to support Mali in its fight against terrorism, despite a planned withdrawal of most of its troops. Valls, visiting Mali in the final stages of a French-led military operation to oust Al-Qaeda-linked militants from the desert north, pledged to help the former French colony build up its army to combat the continuing threat posed by rebel violence. "France is mobilised alongside Mali in the fight against terrorism," he told reporters after he was welcomed by Malian Security Minister Sada Samake. French troops entered Mali in January to halt an advance on the capital Bamako by the Islamists and allied Tuareg rebels.
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