EditorialFrench Foreign Legion troops patrolling in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, on Feb. 17, 2020, as part of Operation Barkhane. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)
EditorialFrench Foreign Legion troops patrolling in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, on Feb. 17, 2020, as part of Operation Barkhane. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)
EditorialFrench Foreign Legion troops patrolling in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, on Feb. 17, 2020, as part of Operation Barkhane. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)