350 U.K. troops to be dispatched to assist French operation in Mali

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U.K. government has offered to provide support for the French military operation in Mali by sending around 350 troops to Africa in order to provide training assistance to tackle al-Qaeda linked fighting forces there.

According to the Prime Minister’s spokesperson, there are no plans of sending the British troops in the “combat” roles in the war between Islamist fighters and the Malian government.

British defence secretary, Philip Hammond has told he was aware of the fears of “mission creep” but U.K. is concerned about Mali to get stable and ensure it did not become a home to al-Qaeda.

Currently, the British government is providing two heavy-lift C-17 transport planes and a Sentinel surveillance aircraft to assist the French military operation. It also has the plan to lend a ferry to transport French troops and equipment to Africa.

Britain has also asked to set up a “Combined Joint Logistics Headquarters” in Mali, but French government does not feel that any such facility is necessary.

Labour shadow defence secretary, Jim Murphy has said: “We have to be very clear about how long we intend to be there [and] what it is we’re seeking to achieve, so that the public, who are wary and weary after Iraq and Afghanistan, don’t say ‘Oh not again’.”

Tory MP John Baron has asked the urgent query in opposition of intervention by saying that U.K. needs an exit plan “when and if things go wrong.”

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