French President Francois Hollande (2nd L) and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (L) take part in a meeting as they the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali on January 13, 2017
François Hollande said on January 13, 2017 that the fight against  jihadists was the same in  Sahel, Iraq and Syria as in France, during a meeting with French troops in northern Mali. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN        (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images)