French and Chadian forces killed about 15 Islamist militants in the Ametetai valley area. A fourth French soldier has been killed in Mali, in fighting about 60 miles outside of Gao. The head of the EU training mission said the Malian army, which consists of about 6,000 soldiers, of whom 4,000 are support personnel, needs "considerable" training, equipment, and restructuring.
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