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Nov- 2019 -13 NovemberAfrica
Estonia special forces to join France-led Takuba mission in Mali, defense ministry says
Estonian special operations forces are set to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in the Mali in the second half of 2020
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13 NovemberAfrica
UN says G5 Sahel needs more support to battle terrorism, as Macron signals force revamp
The G5 Sahel Joint Force faces persistent training and equipment shortfalls as violence spirals in the region, according to a new UN report
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11 NovemberMiddle East
Turkey begins deporting ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ to Europe and the US
Turkey's government intends to deport at least 25 citizens of Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and the US
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8 NovemberAfrica
Estonia parliament approves Mali troop increase for Operation Barkhane
Estonia's parliament agreed to increase to 95 the country's troop deployment to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel
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6 NovemberAfrica
France expects new international task force Takuba to deploy in Mali ‘by 2020’
France expects a new international special operations Task Force Takuba to deploy in Mali by 2020 to help train local troops, defense minister Florence Parly said
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6 NovemberAfrica
French troops in Mali kill ‘second most-wanted terrorist in the Sahel’
French troops in Mali last month killed Ali Maychou, a senior figure in the al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (JNIM)
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2 NovemberAfrica
French soldier killed in Mali roadside bomb blast claimed by ISIS
A French soldier deployed to Operation Barkhane was killed between Gao and Menaka in Mali in an IED attack later claimed by Islamic State
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1 NovemberMiddle East
French Rafale jets strike ISIS tunnels in northeastern Iraq
French Rafale fighter aircraft conducted airstrikes on a number of Islamic State munitions caches in northeastern Iraq
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Oct- 2019 -28 OctoberWar
US-led Coalition against ISIS to meet in Washington on November 14
The Coalition against ISIS will meet in Washington, D.C. on November 14 in a French-initiated meeting as the US pulls troops from Syria
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25 OctoberAfrica
Barkhane force ‘neutralizes’ 8 ISIS fighters during 9-day Mali operation
Commandos deployed to the France-led Operation Barkane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel 'neutralized' eight Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Mali
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