File photo - File picture dated January 11, 2016 shows a Caracal helicopter of the EH 01/67 Pyrenees helicopter squadron during an in-flight refueling drill with a KC-130J of the US Air Force. in Chad as part of Operation Barkhane. France has agreed to sell 30 Caracal military helicopters to Kuwait as part of the countries' strategic partnership. France defense ministry said in a statement that Tuesday's deal is worth more than 1 billion euros (1.1 billion dollars). - The French army announced the "neutralization" in Mali, by the Barkhane force of Bah ag Moussa, military leader of the Rally for the Victory of Islam and Muslims (RVIM), a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, and the one of the historical cadres of the jihadist movement in the Sahel. Photo by Etat Major des Armees/ECPAD/ABACAPRESS.COM