FRANCE 24 accompanies French soldiers patrolling in Gao, Mali
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The city of Gao, in northern Mali, is the heart of France's operation against jihadists in the region. FRANCE 24's Senior Reporter Cyril Payen was granted rare access to a French patrol there, just ahead of a major restructuring of “Operation Barkhane”, which should lead to a significant reduction in the number of French soldiers on Malian soil.