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Apr- 2019 -3 AprilAfrica
French military doctor killed by explosive device in Mali’s Gourma
A French military doctor was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle in Mali's Gourma region near the Burkina Faso border
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Mar- 2019 -25 MarchAfrica
Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says
France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time
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15 MarchMiddle East
France repatriates 5 children of ISIS fighters from Syria
France has repatriated 'several' orphaned children of French Islamic State fighters from camps in northeast Syria, the foreign ministry said
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13 MarchAfrica
Mali troops killed by landmines in Mopti region
Six Malian troops were killed when their vehicles drove over improvised land mines in the center of the West African country
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Feb- 2019 -28 FebruaryAfrica
Denmark proposes deployment to France’s Operation Barkhane in the Sahel
The Danish government announced that it plans to send troops and transport helicopters to support France's Operation Barkhane in the Sahel
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27 FebruaryEurope
NATO begins Dynamic Manta submarine drills in Mediterranean Sea
Submarines, ships and aircraft from 10 NATO countries launched Dynamic Manta 2019 off the coast of Italy, beginning underwater and surface warfare training
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25 FebruaryMiddle East
Iraq will prosecute 13 French ISIS fighters captured in Syria, president says
Iraqi courts will prosecute 13 French citizens captured while fighting for ISIS in Syria, Iraq's President Barham Salih said
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25 FebruaryAfrica
Mali: France airstrike kills 15 in Mopti as EU training base in Koulikoro attacked
French forces with Operation Barkhane and Malian forces killed 15 suspected members of Katiba Macina in an airstrike in Mopti
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22 FebruaryAfrica
French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says
French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said
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22 FebruaryMiddle East
Around 200 US “peacekeeping” troops will stay in Syria
The US military will keep around 200 "peacekeeping" troops in Syria, the White House said, weeks after President Trump announced US forces would withdraw
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