After nearly a decade of fighting Islamist insurgents in the country, France has announced it is withdrawing troops from Mali. French forces will be redeployed elsewhere in the Sahel. In… Continue reading "France Announces Troop Withdrawal from Mali"
On Sunday, The French Ministry of Armed Forces announced that around 60 terrorists were “neutralized” in Burkina Faso between 15-23 January by French troops operating as part of Operation Barkhane.… Continue reading "French Army Reports It Neutralized 60 Terrorists in Burkina Faso"
Following the 2013 arrival of French troops in Mali, In August 2014, the French deployment to the Sahel region became Operation Barkhane. The deployment eventually grew to include over 5,000… Continue reading "France Ending Operation Barkhane in Sahel & Cuts Military Aid to CAR"
On 24 May, Malian Vice President Assimi Goïta, who had also headed the junta behind the 2020 Mali coup, led the Malian army to overthrow the current transitional government. The… Continue reading "France and African Union Respond to Mali Coup"
On December 29th, three French soldiers were killed when an armored vehicle was struck by an IED. Less than a week later, two of their comrades met a similar fate,… Continue reading "French Military Facing Mounting Losses and Controversy in the Sahel"
“Is Africa overtaking the Middle East as the new jihadist battleground?” asks the BBC as 300 soldiers of the Light Dragoons and Royal Anglian Regiment arrive in Mali. The UK… Continue reading "300 British Soldiers Deploy to Mali To Aid UN Counter-Terrorism Efforts"