Sweden joins mission against Mali jihadists
The French military says Swedish troops have joined a new European special forces mission fighting Islamist insurgents in Mali.
Last year, parliament in Stockholm approved the deployment of up to 150 soldiers.
The troops, who have joined the Takuba elite force, are stationed in a volatile area bordering Niger and Burkina Faso.
Estonian and Czech troops have already joined the force, as France pushes for more European countries to support its mission in the Sahel.
