Interpreters for German troops in Mali seek Berlin protection as pull-out looms

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Interpreters for German forces in Mali have asked Berlin for protection for themselves and their families as the troops prepare to pull out by the end of the year, the defence ministry in Berlin said on Wednesday.

The Bundeswehr has deployed some 1,000 troops in Mali where their main task has been reconnaissance for the 13,000-strong UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA which is about to withdraw after the junta in Bamako asked them to leave.

A German diplomat told Reuters the foreign ministry was monitoring the security situation in Mali closely, and that each ministry was responsible for the protection of its own staff.

 

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