The mission had not been expected to start until September.
"By
Monday at the latest, the troops will be there or will have started to
arrive," said Ali Coulibaly, Ivory Coast's African Integration Minister.
"Things are accelerating ... The reconquest of the north has already
begun."
The multinational force is
expected to be led by Nigerian Major-General Shehu Abdulkadir and draw
heavily on troops from West Africa's most populous state. Burkina Faso,
Niger and Senegal each announced they would send 500 soldiers.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/12/us-mali-rebels-idUSBRE90912Q20130112
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