Opération Serval - Mali.

[fantassin]

And the major loss has already happened also with the crash which killed 13 French soldiers in November 2019

 

[CamNostos]

It may well be but l see this cooperation on a weekly basis. Politicians have to pamper to a crowd and give the impression they don't give an inch.

Meanwhile, UK support to Op in the Sahel has been maintained (Chinook) and then increased (MINUSMA)

And joint ALI EX’s like Royal Blackhawk have been successful etc.

 

[fantassin]

فتنة

It's a wonderful thing.

Fitna (word) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The inability of Jihadists to co-operate in Syria is of note, and I see that the battlelines are literally drawn between the Al-Qaeda orientated (Nusrat al-Islam, and otehrs, who appear better at assimilating local and ethnic groups) and the Islamic State (IS-Greater Sahara) lot.

Plus the other complexities, which we overlay our concerns on top of.

In the Op Barkhane AOR, AQIM and ISGS have fought on several occasions since last summer with dozens killed on each side

 

[fantassin]

A long but probably unique (as it is written in English) article depicting the French defense cooperation effort in Africa.

Understanding French Defense Cooperation in Africa

By Lieutenant Colonel Andrus W. Chaney, U.S. Army

faoajournal.substack.com

 

[History_Man]

But the UK could have stayed as a third nation. Many countries take part in the various EUTMs without belonging to the EU

Personally, I think that the UK pulling out of EUFOR was a mistake; just my opinion, but it was undoubtedly driven by politics.

 

[fantassin]

As it does on a regular basis, Canada has sent a CC-130J to support Op Barkhane. This time, it was from 2 to 10 February 21.

 

[fantassin]

Details on a complex attack which took place in 2018 in Timbuktu

French Operation Barkhane - Snapshots from a hot day in Timbuktu, Mali (+ update #3)

NB: Translation from French to English of a previously published blogpost ( see here for the French version ). The forward operating ba...

mars-attaque.blogspot.com

 

[fantassin]

A single source mentions a VAB hit by a mine in the Menaka region on 25 February with 3 French soldiers WIA.

TBC by official sources

 

[fantassin]

A short clip on various AdA assets used ISO Op Barkhane

 

[fantassin]

FRA Army NH90 deploying to Op Barkhane from this autumn on will be armed with an M3M HMG.

 

[fantassin]

Two recent pics of TF Takuba during Op Eclipse

 

[fantassin]

Malian forces advised by French and Estonian elements of TF Takuba have freed a malian hostage and neutralized several terrorists.

 

[fantassin]

US AFRICOM readiness assessment in Mali

U.S. Africa Command forces conduct assessment in Mali

U.S. Africa Command forces stationed in Djibouti conducted an operational and logistics assessment in Gao, Mali, March 3.

www.africom.mil

 

[fantassin]

Two of the three main sources of attrition of the various terror groups, the MQ-9 and the Mirage 2000D.

The third one is the Tiger helicopter

 

[fantassin]

Czech SF of 601 SFG (left) and French Navy Commando Marine operating together as part of TF Takuba

 

[fantassin]

Loggies delivering supplies in Timbuktu aftet an 800 km drive from Gao

 

[fantassin]

Another picture of CZ and FRA SF of TF Takuba operating jointly with RAF Chinook support

 

[fantassin]

James Heappey was in Gao, Mali, recently.

According to various sources, he has told AFP that, unless there was an prority UK emergency, the UK CH-47 contingent was"100% dedicated to Barkhane" (there had been announcements than 50% of the allocation would go to MINUSMA).

Sources also mention that the RAF contingent to Op Barkhane would stay on after the summer of 2021.

He also mentioned "MINUSMA passivity" which needed addressing

 

[fantassin]

Pictures of the Groupement commando during a night time operation on 12-13 February near Ansango which ended in a firefight during which several terrorists were neutralized and weapons recovered.

 

[fantassin]

Pictures of the Groupement commando during a night time operation on 12-13 February near Ansango which ended in a firefight during which several terrorists were neutralized and weapons recovered.
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During this Op, 2 local terrorist Cdrs responsible for most of the attacks in the Ansongo and Labbezanga areas were KIA.

According to OSINT, their names were Abdallah Diallo and Souley Oumarou Diallo.