 President Emanuel Macron has warned that France would withdraw troops from Mali if political instability there leads to greater Islamist radicalization. It follows a second coup in Nainmont in the West African nation. Macron warned of the risk of Mali moving toward greater Islamist influence. Now France has 1,000 or 5,100 troops in the Sahel region which has been a front line in the war against Islamist militancy. France troops have been supporting forces in Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chateau-Barton militants in the Sahel region since 2013.