Aid Pledged to Mali as More Troops Deploy

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BY DREW HINSHAW

BAMAKO, Mali?The U.S. and Europe agreed to provide new support for the fight against al Qaeda-backed rebels in Mali as French and Malian soldiers moved into three towns to confront militants who had staged a series of surprise attacks.

The Obama administration agreed to a French request for military transport planes to help move French troops and equipment to Mali but has yet to decide whether to provide surveillance aircraft and tankers to refuel French fighters, U.S. and Western officials said.

Also on Thursday, European Union foreign ministers signed off on a 15-month training mission for Mali's army. French Foreign ...

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