Obama OKs $50 million to support French operation in Mali

{mosads}The Obama administration is also weighing a decision to set up an air base in neighboring Niger to fly unarmed reconnaissance drones, The New York Times reported. 

The U.S. is worried that northern Mali – a lawless area the size of Texas – could become a new safe haven for al Qaeda-linked militants.

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