The operation in Mali and the Sahel region, known as Operation Barkhane, will instead be replaced by an international operation in which France will participate.

But the French presence in the region will undergo extensive changes, according to Macron, which among other things justifies the decision that it is not possible to continue working with governments that are simultaneously negotiating with armed Islamist groups.

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Never, the French president told the Journal du Dimanche in May, following the military coup in the country.

More details will come at the end of June, Macron promises, according to the news agency AFP.

France has about 5,100 troops deployed in the five Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.

Sweden participates with 150 soldiers in the international force Task Force Takuba, which is part of Barkhane.

SVT Nyheter has sought Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist (S) who refrains from commenting on the new information.