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300 British troops deploy to Mali on UN Peacekeeping Mission

Is that in addition to the RAF Chinook detachment and their support/infrastructure/force protection, and the RAF transport aircraft supporting French operations?
 
Old news and deffo Mission Creep capability. Oh and

"The Sahel is one of Africa’s poorest and most fragile regions. It is marked by chronic poverty, instability, high levels of gender inequality, and is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Terrorist violence and conflict is sharply on the rise."

Bold is correct. The rest is doggy doo.
 
Old news and deffo Mission Creep capability. Oh and

"The Sahel is one of Africa’s poorest and most fragile regions. It is marked by chronic poverty, instability, high levels of gender inequality, and is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Terrorist violence and conflict is sharply on the rise."

Bold is correct. The rest is doggy doo.
It is not too bad a place to be in 2 tours with a client group in the western part and saw the FFL doing their bit. Apparently at sundown all activities must cease as the maliwongos need some down -time and narsty Legion chappies do not follow the code and keep on lolloping after the faithful at all hours to harass them no end,
Night attacks were thought to be a sign of infidel lack of breeding. Too bad so sad never mind carry on!
 
Is that in addition to the RAF Chinook detachment and their support/infrastructure/force protection, and the RAF transport aircraft supporting French operations?

Op Barkhane.

This deployment is Op Newcombe. i believe they deployed a few weeks ago.
 
Old news and deffo Mission Creep capability. Oh and

"The Sahel is one of Africa’s poorest and most fragile regions. It is marked by chronic poverty, instability, high levels of gender inequality, and is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Terrorist violence and conflict is sharply on the rise."

Bold is correct. The rest is doggy doo.
Something else we're meant to be fixing, is it? Bit of a colonialist mindset going on there, will someone tell the lefties?
 
Lots of long range recce stuff on this one living off wagons for long periods and influence/understand type missions, good experience for the units involved and hope they all come back safe.
 
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