Obama OKs $10M to help France fight terrorism in Africa
Posted on AllSides August 11th, 2014
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President Obama authorized $10 million Monday to help France with counter-terrorism efforts in three western African countries.
In a notice to Congress, Mr. Obama said “an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military assistance to France” to help combat violent Islamist extremists in Mali, Niger, and Chad.
Mr. Obama sent a small contingent of non-combat U.S. troops to help the French in Mali in
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