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Sunday, May 19, 2013 | 6:44 a.m.

French Planes Prepare to Leave For Mali

France plans to increase its troops in Mali to 2,500 in the days ahead and is working to speed up the deployment of West African troops for a campaign against Islamist rebels, the government said on Monday. A defense ministry spokesman told Reuters troops would be sent to bolster the 600 already deployed.
 
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