The Malian Armed Forces, in French Forces Armees Maliennes or FAMa, are the national military of Mali, consisting of the Army, the Air Force and the National Guard under the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans. The article records that the army was formally installed on 1 October 1960 by a speech of Chief of Staff Captain Sekou Traore, and that the air force was founded in 1961 with French military aid. It cites a Library of Congress assessment that the force was underpaid and poorly equipped, and that Tuareg irregulars were folded into it after a 1992 agreement with rebel forces. Mali has contributed to peacekeeping in West and Central Africa, and military spending was about thirteen percent of the national budget.
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The Malian Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Maliennes, FAMa)
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On 1 October 1960, the Malian army was formally installed through a speech by Chief of Staff Captain Sekou Traore.
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The Malian Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Maliennes, FAMa)
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consists of the Army (French: Armée de Terre), Republic of Mali Air Force (French: Force Aérienne de la République du Mali), and National Guard
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Active Personnel 40,000 (0.2%)
Mali War (Wikipedia)
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government forces had regained most of the territory previously controlled by Islamists and Tuareg nationalists
Agacher Strip War (Wikipedia)
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Malian forces launched an offensive on 25 December with aircraft and tanks.
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