Nigeria sends air force team, commander to Mali

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The federal Government has sent an air force technical team and the commander of a planned African-led force to Mali to assist the country's military as it battles Islamists, a presidency spokesman said Saturday. The confirmation of Nigerian military personnel on the ground comes after French air power helped Mali mount an offensive against the Islamists who control the country's north and who have been seeking to push further south.

- Vanguard Nigeria