 BBC News | Mali conflict: French ransom cash 'funded militants' BBC News A former US ambassador to Mali has told the BBC that France that paid ransom money to free hostages and the funds ended up bolstering Islamist groups it is now fighting. Vicki Huddleston said France paid $17m (£10.75m) to free hostages seized from a ... France accused of funding Mali militants Squabbles Hinder UK's Mali Training Mission French intervention in Mali is not colonialism. The Islamists really are our enemies |
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