Chapter 867: Operation Serval
Many times, people in the process cannot see some changes, but tracing the development of many things, its transformation based on interests is also very interesting.
For example, Cameron's attitude towards China now and in the future is like "changing faces"; and the role played by France in Mali...
Well, at this time, France is still a "close friend" of the Malian government.
After the peacekeeping force of the Kolo Corps took the initiative to attack and ambush some harassment teams of the "Defenders of the Faith" rebels, the rebels retreated into Kona.
However, as the number of rebels arriving in Kona increased, it was obvious that they would launch another attack in the southwest direction, that is, Bamako, the capital of Mali.
On the evening of August 20, Hollande delivered a speech at the Elysee Palace, announcing that the French army would assist the Malian army in its military operations to protect the Malian people and 6,000 French expatriates in Mali and maintain regional peace and stability.
According to French media reports, Hollande defined this military action as a fight against "terrorists" and said that the military action would last for "the necessary time" - France's military action against the Malian rebels this time was also named "Operation Serval"!
This time, France decided to personally take action nearly four months earlier than in Baron's previous life.
The reason for this should be related to the more active participation of the three countries of Kolo, Niger and Burkina Faso in the AU peacekeeping mission, and the peacekeeping forces of the Kolo Corps caused considerable casualties to the rebels in front of Bamako, the capital of Mali...
While Hollande was speaking, the French military action had quietly begun.
On August 20, the Malian army, with the support of France, launched a counterattack against the armed rebel group that had recently occupied the town in central Mali.
The next day, the French Air Force launched an air strike on Kona, and it was said that at least 100 rebel militants were eliminated in the air strike.
After the airstrike, the Malian government forces, with the help of intelligence from the Kolo Corps peacekeeping force, entered Kona and basically occupied the important town within two days.
Since then, the French military operations in Mali have continued, and the number of participants has reached 2,500.
On August 25, French ground forces arrived in Mali from their military bases in Chad and Côte d'Ivoire, and the military intervention operation also shifted from air strikes to ground-to-air joint strikes.
On the 26th, the French ground forces entered the battle for the first time, advancing northward from the capital Bamako overnight and entering the small town of Jabali about 400 kilometers away, and engaged in a fierce battle with the local extremist armed group "Defenders of the Faith".
As mentioned before, France's long-range delivery capabilities are very limited, but their military operations have won the support of some countries. Although some NATO countries did not directly participate in this "Operation Serval", they also provided transportation forces for the French army.
Earlier on August 23, a British C-17 military transport plane arrived at the Evreux Air Force Base in France, and another transport plane will also go to support.
On the 24th, Canada sent a C-17 "Globemaster" transport plane to carry out a one-week material transportation mission for the French army.
Belgium will also send two C-130 transport planes and two helicopters to participate in France's military intervention in Mali.
In Africa, the French army's actions have also received strong support from some countries and organizations. The African Union peacekeeping mission, including the Kolo Corps peacekeeping force, will cooperate with the French army. In addition, several ECOWAS member states announced that they will each send about 300 to 600 troops to form a 3,300-strong ECOWAS force to intervene in the Mali war.
At present, the first batch of ECOWAS troops arrived in Mali on the 27th local time.
In fact, the three countries including Kolo, Burkina Faso and Niger all have good relations with China, especially Kolo, which has close cooperation with China.
China has many cooperation projects in Mali. Another important task of the Kolo Corps peacekeeping force is to focus on protecting the personal and property safety of Chinese personnel and institutions during the peacekeeping process.
As for the much-watched "international policeman" Uncle Sam, his reaction this time seemed very "calm".
On August 27, Victoria Nuland, a spokesperson for the US State Department, emphasized that US personnel would not go to Mali, but US military trainers "will arrive on the African continent this weekend" to help countries sending troops to Mali "prepare for deployment".
According to US Defense Department officials, the US military may help France in air transport and intelligence exchanges.
The Wall Street Journal and other media commented that Washington's "limited response" inevitably reminds people of the situation when NATO attacked Libya, indicating that the United States, which is currently busy getting out of Afghanistan, "does not want to be dragged into another conflict."
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It was at this time, on September 5, at the Devonshire Hospital in Kolobritta, with a burst of baby crying, Yulia, who was waiting outside, looked at the closed ward door more and more nervously.
“Congratulations, ma’am, both babies are very healthy.”
It was not until the nurse came out with the wrapped babies and said this to her that Yulia breathed a sigh of relief. When she wanted to see the babies held by the two nurses, she was told that they needed to be washed first…
Just now, Natasha, a Russian girl from Ukraine, successfully gave birth to a pair of twins. Although she needed a caesarean section, which would leave a scar on her abdomen, the result of these costs was that her future life would be changed.
“Can I see the children?”
After the effect of the anesthetic wore off, Natasha looked at the nurse beside the bed and asked weakly.
When she saw the other party shook her head and asked how she felt now...
Natasha's eyes showed disappointment, and she just answered the nurse's questions mechanically.
After all, it was a ten-month pregnancy. Even if the genes of the two children had nothing to do with her, they were connected by blood. Knowing that she would never see them again, Natasha was very sad.
Of course, from the employer's point of view, making such a decision is also to avoid the girl's emotional involvement with the child.
After all, not to mention the ten-month pregnancy, if the other party is also with the child during the breastfeeding period, when the mother and the child establish the first and most important emotional connection, then this process is more likely to make the girl difficult to give up the child, so it is necessary to simply break this connection from the beginning.
Moreover, they have made enough compensation for such things in terms of material...
Yulia Moore has already equipped a complete team in Britta, who will take care of the two children in the next month, and then take a private plane to send them back to their home in London.
As for Natasha, she needs to recuperate in Britta for a while. After she recovers, she can go to England. Barron and Yulia can arrange her identity in England and get enough money for her to live a life without worries.
