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| Mali: who is doing what? | Mali: who is doing what? |
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| France | France |
| As part of Operation Serval, France has dispatched 750 troops to Mali and officials have said that number could more than triple if necessary, to about 2,500. The first on the ground have been Foreign Legionnaires and marines. An armoured column arrived in Bamako from Ivory Coast overnight and is due to move north. | As part of Operation Serval, France has dispatched 750 troops to Mali and officials have said that number could more than triple if necessary, to about 2,500. The first on the ground have been Foreign Legionnaires and marines. An armoured column arrived in Bamako from Ivory Coast overnight and is due to move north. |
| France is using four Mirage 2000D and four Rafale fighter jets, two C135 refuelling tankers, plus reconnaissance jets and a squadron of Gazelle helicopter gunships armed with anti-tank missiles and cannon. | France is using four Mirage 2000D and four Rafale fighter jets, two C135 refuelling tankers, plus reconnaissance jets and a squadron of Gazelle helicopter gunships armed with anti-tank missiles and cannon. |
| West Africa (Ecowas) | West Africa (Ecowas) |
| Nigeria will be sending 900 troops as part of a 3,300-strong west African force. The first Nigerian company is due to arrive on Wednesday, with hundreds more expected in the next few days. Burkina Faso will send 500 soldiers to Mali and another 500 to help seal the border. Senegal and Togo will also deploy 500 soldiers as part of the Ecowas force. Benin will send 300. Ivory Coast, Ghana, Niger, and Guinea have also pledged troops. However, doubts have been raised over how long it will take to get the Ecowas force operational, and over its lack of training in extreme desert conditions. | Nigeria will be sending 900 troops as part of a 3,300-strong west African force. The first Nigerian company is due to arrive on Wednesday, with hundreds more expected in the next few days. Burkina Faso will send 500 soldiers to Mali and another 500 to help seal the border. Senegal and Togo will also deploy 500 soldiers as part of the Ecowas force. Benin will send 300. Ivory Coast, Ghana, Niger, and Guinea have also pledged troops. However, doubts have been raised over how long it will take to get the Ecowas force operational, and over its lack of training in extreme desert conditions. |
| UK | UK |
| Two C-17 transport aircraft, one of which has arrived in Mali, are being provided. The second, delayed by mechanical problems, arrived in Paris on Tuesday, and was due to take off for Mali on Tuesday evening. The Ministry of Defence said the UK contribution would last one week. No troops would be sent, but British troops could be involved in training the Malian army. | Two C-17 transport aircraft, one of which has arrived in Mali, are being provided. The second, delayed by mechanical problems, arrived in Paris on Tuesday, and was due to take off for Mali on Tuesday evening. The Ministry of Defence said the UK contribution would last one week. No troops would be sent, but British troops could be involved in training the Malian army. |
| US | US |
| The Pentagon is contributing transport planes, air refuelling tankers, spy planes and drones. | The Pentagon is contributing transport planes, air refuelling tankers, spy planes and drones. |
| However, Pentagon officials told Foreign Policy magazine that legal obstacles had to be overcome before US planes could be deployed as Washington broke off relations with Mali after last year's coup. | However, Pentagon officials told Foreign Policy magazine that legal obstacles had to be overcome before US planes could be deployed as Washington broke off relations with Mali after last year's coup. |
| Belgium | Belgium |
| Belgium is expected to contribute two C-130 transport planes and a medivac helicopter. | Belgium is expected to contribute two C-130 transport planes and a medivac helicopter. |
| Canada | Canada |
| One C-17 transport plane is due to arrive in France on Wednesday en route to Mali. | One C-17 transport plane is due to arrive in France on Wednesday en route to Mali. |
| Germany | Germany |
| "Logistics, medical or humanitarian support" have been offered, although it is not clear exactly what it will send. | "Logistics, medical or humanitarian support" have been offered, although it is not clear exactly what it will send. |
| Denmark | Denmark |
| Copenhagen has dispatched a C-130 transport plan to Bamako to help ferry troops and equipment. |