The military responded to ECOWAS's offer of West African troops, saying that 600-800 troops would be allowed to assist in the north but none would be permitted in the capital. ECOWAS seeks a UN mandate for a force of 3,000 in Mali to support the weak civilian government and free the country from radical Islamists in the north.
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