France
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Mar- 2020 -16 March
Sweden’s government proposes to send 150 troops and helicopters to Mali for Task Force Takuba
The Swedish government plans to send 150 special forces personnel and helicopters to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in Mali
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16 March
French judges order 20 terrorism suspects to stand trial over 2015 Paris attacks
French judges have ordered 20 people to stand trial over the 2015 Paris attacks, including Salah Abdeslam, the only suspected assailant still alive
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10 March
A French A400M airdropped 40 tonnes of supplies to troops in the Sahel
A French Airbus A400M transport aircraft airdropped almost 40 tonnes of supplies to troops operating in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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Feb- 2020 -27 February
France declares Strait of Hormuz military mission fully operational
France declared the military component to its EMASOH maritime patrol mission in the strategic Strait of Hormuz fully operational
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24 February
Greece and France to ‘reinforce’ bilateral defense cooperation agreement
Greece will sign a wide-ranging defense deal with France in coming months, after a similar agreement with the United States.
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22 February
Joint Niger-Barkhane operation ‘neutralizes’ 120 terrorists, defense ministry says
A joint operation conducted by Nigerien and French forces "neutralized" 120 "terrorists" and seized bomb-making equipment in western Niger
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21 February
French actions ‘neutralize 50 terrorists’ near Mopti in central Mali
The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters near Mopti in central Mali, 'neutralizing' around 50 militants
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19 February
Mali: French actions near Hombori ‘neutralize several terrorist fighters’
A series of actions near Hombori in Mali conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane 'neutralized' insurgents and destroyed important logistical assets
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12 February
Germany’s Bundestag approves funds for next-generation fighter jet
German lawmakers signed off on the first funds for a multi-nation project to develop a new fighter jet and reinvigorate the ambitious FCAS program
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10 February
France receives second Lockheed KC-130J, completing delivery of 4 Super Hercules aircraft
The second of two Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueling aircraft has arrived in France
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