France honours soldier killed in Mali last week

Name: France honours soldier killed in Mali last week
Uploaded: 2021-09-29T15:46:17+00:00
Duration: 1 min 40 s
Description: President Emmanuel Macron led a solemn tribute on Wednesday to French soldier Maxime Blasco, who was killed in action battling Islamist insurgents in Mali. More than 50 French soldiers have died in the region since Paris deployed a counterterrorism force in 2013 to drive back Islamist militant groups that had seized cities and towns in northern Mali. FRANCE 24's Yena Lee tells us more.

Issued on: 29/09/2021 - 17:46

President Emmanuel Macron led a solemn tribute on Wednesday to French soldier Maxime Blasco, who was killed in action battling Islamist insurgents in Mali. More than 50 French soldiers have died in the region since Paris deployed a counterterrorism force in 2013 to drive back Islamist militant groups that had seized cities and towns in northern Mali. FRANCE 24's Yena Lee tells us more.