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This handout photograph taken on August 11, 2022 and released by the Etat Major des Armees (The french Defence Staff) shows soldiers of the French military mission in the Sahel known as "Barkhane" folding a French flag at an undisclosed military installation, amid the French military drawdown with troops leaving the last bases in Mali. - France's military pullout from Mali is nearing completion, with around 2,500 Barkhane anti-jihadist forces remaining in the Sahel, just under half of the deployment at its peak, say French officers. (Photo by Handout / Etat Major des Armées / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ETAT MAJOR DES ARMEES " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS