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    Operation Barkhane (French: Opération Barkhane) was a counterinsurgency operation that started on 1 August 2014 and formally ended on 9 November 2022...
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    French Air and Space Force aircraft keep supporting the successor Operation Barkhane. Starting on 19 September 2014, the French Air Force started striking...
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    government for French military assistance. The operation ended on 15 July 2014, and was replaced by Operation Barkhane, launched on 1 August 2014 to fight Islamist...
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    military in Mali ended its Operation Serval and transitioned to the broader regional counterterrorist effort, Operation Barkhane. Despite a ceasefire agreement...
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  • a multinational French led counter terrorism task force part of Operation Barkhane operating in the border region of Mali and Niger. The contribution...
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    stability of Chad, stability which France further supported through Operation Barkhane, which positioned a 5,000+ French force in the Sahel, with their headquarters...
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  • Operation Barkhane as means to support governments throughout the region in their struggle against Islamist groups. As a result of these operations,...
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    request of the Malian government, sending 4,000 troops (see Operation Serval, then Operation Barkhane). According to a 2020 study, "France's commitment to multilateralism...
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  • reaction against the French military's presence during the ongoing Operation Barkhane. The movement organized a series of demonstrations against the French...
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  • several other key towns in the region. The Malian Army, French Army in Operation Barkhane, and a Czech contingent of Takuba Task Force were present in Ménaka...
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  • Killing of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi (category French intelligence operations)
    Between August 17 to 21, 2021, French forces under Operation Barkhane launched an operation to attack Islamic State in the Greater Sahara bases located...
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    previously helped the countries fight against Islamic insurgents through Operation Barkhane. This led Ukraine to fund opposition groups which in turn caused a...
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    2007 – ongoing Operation Juniper Shield 2011 – present Islamist insurgency in the Sahel August 1, 2014 — November 9, 2022 Operation Barkhane 2015 – present...
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    1 July 2017. "The Danish effort in the Sahel region (MINUSMA and Operation Barkhane)". fmn.dk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved...
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    Forces including CPA 10 have been active in the Mali War with operations "Serval" and "Barkhane". A notable battle in this conflict was the battle of Timetrine...
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    conflict Operation Barkhane Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara MINUSMA super camp attack Gibbons-Neff, Thomas (3 November 2018). "An Operation in Niger...
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    across central Africa. French Opération Serval ended in July 2014. Operation Barkhane commenced shortly after on 1 August 2014 to "assure the Sahel nations'...
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  • country to shelter these refugees". On 1 August 2014, Operation Épervier was replaced by Operation Barkhane. "France's Ties With African Leaders Fading". ABC...
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    French-led foreign intervention, which was succeeded by the Sahel-wide Operation Barkhane. In Libya, the Islamic State was able to control some limited territory...
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    mission in Mali during the withdrawal of French forces involved in Operation Barkhane. On 27 March 2020, the governments of Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark...
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  • January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état. Following the attack, France's Operation Barkhane, which combatted jihadists in Burkina Faso, launched raids against...
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    involved logistical and airlift support for the French-led Operation Barkhane (previously Operation Serval), whilst the other encompassed peacekeeping in support...
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    of the Maquis. In recent years it has served on Opération Chammal in Iraq and on Operation Barkhane in Chad and Mali. The 92nd Regiment currently serves...
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  • rescue operation began across a wide swath of northern Burkina Faso on May 7. France mobilized forces from Task Force Sabre, from Operation Barkhane, and...
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    In Mali, the VBLs were deployed in 2013 in the Operation Serval; in the subsequent Operation Barkhane, several soldiers crewing VBLs were killed by improvised...
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  • Between December 20 and 21, 2019, French forces under Operation Barkhane launched an attack on Katibat Macina fighters in rural parts of the Wagadou forest...
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    On 25 November 2019, two French military helicopters, part of Operation Barkhane, crashed in northern Mali, killing 13 soldiers. It was the deadliest incident...
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    alliance. On 1 August 2014, France launched a counterterrorism mission, Operation Barkhane, deploying 3,000 soldiers in the member states of G5 Sahel. On 20...
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    2019–present Used by Estonian Defence Forces Royal Netherlands Army Wars Operation Barkhane Russian invasion of Ukraine Production history Designer Milrem Robotics...
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    General Assembly, stated "The new situation resulting from the end of Operation Barkhane puts Mali before a fait accompli – abandoning us, mid-flight to a...
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