SAHEL ALLIANCE RECALLS AMBASSADORS FROM ALGERIA AFTER THE DOWNING OF A MALIAN DRONE. (PHOTO).

Sahel alliance recalls ambassadors from Algeria after the downing of a Malian drone A military alliance between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew their respective ambassadors from Algeria in response to the downing of a Malian drone last week, the group said late Sunday, AP reported. The Alliance of Sahel States, which goes by its French acronym AES, blamed Algeria on social media for the drone’s downing and condemned it as an “irresponsible act” that violated international law. The act was “contrary to historical relations and fraternal relations between the peoples of the AES Confederation and the Algerian people,” the group said. Malian Prime Minister Gen. Abdoulaye Maiga, in a statement on the Malian Foreign Ministry’s social media, denied claims by the Algerian government that the drone had violated Algeria’s airspace by over 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). He claimed that “this action proves, if proof were needed, that the Algerian regime sponsors international terrorism.” Mal...
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