Pascal Ianni: “The French army has decided to leave Mali, but the fight continues elsewhere”

Published on: 07/18/2022 – 16:47 11:50 PASCAL IANNI © France24 The last French soldiers of Operation Barkhane leave Mali, redefining the strategy of the French army in Africa. Cyril Payen receives General Pascal Ianni, spokesman for the Chief of Staff of the French armies who warns of the rise of the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara (EIGS): “What we had managed to prevent It was the territorialization, the creation of a territorial caliphate. But the EIGS is coming back in power”, laments the general.