France Operation Barkhane deploys 5,100 soldiers in the African Sahel combatting terrorism By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Two French soldiers were killed in operation around Ménaka in Mali early Saturday when their light armored vehicle exploded on contact with an improvised explosive device, the French
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) BCH Tanerii MAURI, 1 CL Quentin PAUCHET and 1 CL Dorian ISSAKHANIAN of the 1st Chasseurs regiment of Thierville-sur-Meuse were killed Dec. 28, 2020 in the region of Hombori, Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Three French Operation Barkhane soldiers were killed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) , is a military alliance, based in Brussels with 30 European and North American countries. (credit: wikipedia commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Despite the presence of thousands of UN peacekeepers and foreign troops, terror and violent attacks linked to
Operation Barkhane is France’s Counterterrorism Forces in Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATICT TIMES French troops killed a top commander of an al-Qaeda-linked armed group in West African nation Mali this week, France’s Defence Minister announced. Bah Ag Moussa, the military head of the Group to
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / A French military helicopter over the Nigerien town Madama, which serves as a forward operating base for the French, Niger and Chad armies in Operation Barkhane in Sahel region of Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France conducted its first deployment
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The French Air Force dispatched two Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jets to the West Africa Sahel in an airstrike that reportedly killed at least 50 jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda in Mali, the French government said. Mirage fighter jets
France Operation Barkhane anti-insurgent campaign in Mali’s Sahel region continues despite military coup in the west African nation. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF French anti-jihadist troops in Mali killed a civilian on Tuesday and wounded two others after a bus refused to slow down in a volatile area despite their orders,
France Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian (right) with Amine Abba Sidick, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chad (diplomatie.gouv.fr) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian spoke today with his Chadian counterpart Amine
Credit: Wikipedia / 35e RAP / French troops of the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment (35e RAP) board a helicopter during a mission. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France will continue its Operation Barkhane anti-insurgent campaign in Mali’s Sahel region despite a military coup earlier
French brigadier-chef Andy Fila died in north-central Africa Chad on July 31, 2020. / Etat Major des Armées By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A French Operation Barkhane soldier was killed Friday in a maintenance operation in north-central Africa nation Chad after a