French troops conducting operations on Niger-Mali border after attackPARIS (Reuters) - French troops are involved in an operation near Niger s border with Mali on Thursday, the French army said, a day after an attack that killed three U.S. Army Special Forces members.  French army spokesman Colonel Patrick Steiger told a news conference in Paris that its regional Barkhane force had been asked to support a counterattack, after Niger and U.S. troops were ambushed by suspected Islamist militants overnight.  He said fighter jets had been dispatched to the area and French helicopters had been used to evacuate the wounded. No French soldiers had been killed in the initial attack, Steiger added. worldnews
french troops conducting operations border attackparis reuters french troops involved operation near niger border mali thursday french army said day attack killed three army special forces members french army spokesman colonel patrick striker told news conference paris regional backhand force asked support counterattack niger troops ambushed suspected islamic militants overnight he said fighter jets dispatched area french helicopters used evacuate wounded no french soldiers killed initial attack striker added worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: French troops conducting operations on Niger-Mali border after attackPARIS (Reuters) - French troops are involved in an operation near Niger s border with Mali on Thursday, the French army said, a day after an attack that killed three U.S. Army Special Forces members.  French army spokesman Colonel Patrick Steiger told a news conference in Paris that its regional Barkhane force had been asked to support a counterattack, after Niger and U.S. troops were ambushed by suspected Islamist militants overnight.  He said fighter jets had been dispatched to the area and French helicopters had been used to evacuate the wounded. No French soldiers had been killed in the initial attack, Steiger added. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: french troops conducting operations border attackparis reuters french troops involved operation near niger border mali thursday french army said day attack killed three army special forces members french army spokesman colonel patrick striker told news conference paris regional backhand force asked support counterattack niger troops ambushed suspected islamic militants overnight he said fighter jets dispatched area french helicopters used evacuate wounded no french soldiers killed initial attack striker added worldnews