Mali says France should withdraw troops from its territory without delay

FILE PHOTO: A French soldier of the "Belleface" Desert Tactical Group (GTD) uses a sniffer dog to check for explosives during an area control operation in the Gourma region as part of Operation Barkhane in Ndaki, Mali, July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

DAKAR (Reuters) - Mali's transitional government demanded on Friday that France withdraw troops from its territory without delay, and under the supervision of Malian authorities, a spokesman for the ruling military junta said on national television.

(Reporting by Bate Felix; Editing by Mark Heinrich)