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Commandant Kyran Byrne, who returned from deployment as a Chief Instructor with the European Union Training Mis-
sion to Mali (EUTM) back in 2019 spoke on how the mission is constructed, how its operations are delivered and how it is a
unique, challenging and rewarding mission to serve on.
European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Mali was created in 2013 under Council decision 2013/34/CFSP, dated 17 January
2013 which stated in Article 1 that "The Union shall conduct a military training mission (EUTM Mali), to provide, in the South of
Mali, military and training advice to the Malian Armed Forces (MAF) operating under the control of legitimate civilian authori-
ties, in order to contribute to the restoration of their military capacity with a view to enabling them to conduct military opera-
tions aiming at restoring Malian territorial integrity and reducing the threat posed by terrorist groups. EUTM Mali shall not be
involved in combat operations."
