Frankreichs Streitkräfte

[Schneemann]

Zum Engagement der französischen Streitkräfte in der Sahelzone gegen Fundamentalisten (man rufe sich den Einsatz in Mali gegen militante Islamisten ins Gedächtnis)...

France to 'deploy troops' to fight Sahara militants

France will deploy 3,000 troops to fight militant Islamists across Africa's vast Sahel region, the defence minister has said. [...] France was therefore reorganising its forces to "pursue counter-terrorism" across several states, he said. French forces helped the Malian government recapture the north from al-Qaeda-linked militants last year. [...]

A French soldier has been killed in the north of Mali after an explosive device went off under his vehicle, Mr Le Drian also said on Thursday. He is the eighth French to be killed since France deployed troops to Mali in January 2013. "There will be 1,000 soldiers that remain in Mali, and 3,000 in the Sahel-Sahara zone, the danger zone, the zone of all types of smuggling," Mr Le Drian said, in a television interview. "We will stay as long as necessary. There is no fixed date," he added.

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