REFILE - REMOVING EXTRANEOUS SENTENCE A member of the Royal Air Force Regiment flight crew guides a French armoured personnel carriers as it is driven off a C17 aircraft in Bamako, Mali, January 15, 2013. Britain's Royal Air Force is lending logistical support to France as it sends forces to Mali. France plans to increase its troops in Mali to 2,500 in the days ahead and is working to speed up the deployment of West African troops for a campaign against Islamist rebels, the government said on Monday. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (MALI - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Published: Led. 15, 2013, 6:57 dop.