The UN is considering the creation of a 10,000-strong heavily armed rapid deployment force in Mali as part of a peacekeeping mission after the French-led intervention is over. Authorization of such a deployment would take about two months. The French military has completed mopping-up operations in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains but is continuing to look for remaining Islamist hideouts.
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