Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says
France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time
French general predicts end of ISIS ‘physical caliphate’ by end of year
ISIS will have been driven from all its territory before the end of the year, French Chief of Defence Staff General Francois Lecointre said
