West African troops are expected to number 3, 500 and will operate in the framework of the United Nations resolutions, ECOWAS spokesman Sunny Ugoh said.
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Defense chiefs from the members of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS were meeting Tuesday in Bamako to discuss military options, said a spokesman for the bloc, Sunny Ugoh.
CNN: January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1835 GMT (0235 HKT)