In response to arequestforhelp from Malian authorities, European Union foreign ministers agreed Thursday on a mission to train Mali's army, the EU said.
The New York Times reported that defense department officials said they did not receive arequestforhelp from the State Department as the attack unfolded.
But given the upending of the UN framework it is not clear whether the deployment is legally based on the resolution or on arequestforhelp from Mali, which is what undergirds the French military response.