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US on Training Mali Troops: We Made Mistakes

Gen Ham admits not enough focus on 'values, ethics, ethos'

By Mark Russell, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 25, 2013 7:45 AM CST

(Newser) – A senior American official has admitted the United States made mistakes in its training of the country's troops, reports the BBC. Gen. Carter Ham of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said that training had focused on tactics and "technical matters," at the... Read full story »

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US on Training Mali Troops: We Made Mistakes

Gen Ham admits not enough focus on 'values, ethics, ethos'

civil war • French military • Mali • Carter Ham • Tuareg • United States Africa Command • Africom • military ethics

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