PARIS (Reuters) - French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday that the country's campaign against al Qaeda-affiliated rebels in Mali would be long, and that French ground troops were deploying in the north.
"We're in a better position than last week, but the combat continues and it will be long, I imagine," Le Drian told RTL radio.
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