Africa
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Feb- 2020 -2 February
France boosts Barkhane force to 5,100 troops to further focus on Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area
France is to boost the number of troops deployed to its Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel to 5,100
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Jan- 2020 -31 January
Africa offers US a ‘competitive edge’ over Russia and China, Townsend says
US AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend said the US military presence in Africa should remain as part of the strategy to counter Russia and China
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28 January
Czech Republic plans to send 60 troops to France-led Barkhane mission in the Sahel
The Czech Republic government approved a plan to send 60 troops to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in Africa's Sahel region
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28 January
Algeria Su-30 fighter jet crashes in Oum El Bouaghi, killing crew
An Algerian fighter jet crashed on a night training exercise in the east of the North African country killing both of its crew
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28 January
Esper: Europe should ‘offset’ changes in US support for France’s West Africa mission
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Europe could 'offset any changes' in future support for France's counter-terror mission in Africa's Sahel region
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27 January
US gives Niger Air Force hangar for C-130 transport aircraft at Agadez base
The US handed over to the Niger Air Force a hangar that will house two C-130 transport aircraft in Agadez
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27 January
At least 20 Mali soldiers killed in JNIM attack on Sokolo camp
At least 20 members of the Malian Armed Forces were killed in a major JNIM assault against a military camp in Sokolo, near the border with Mauritania
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24 January
Kenya commissions 6 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters
Kenya's military commissioned into service six MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters purchased from the United States
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24 January
Barkhane operations kill more than 30 ‘terrorists’ in Mali
More than 30 "terrorists" were killed during a series of one-off operations conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane force in Mali
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23 January
Mali soldiers killed in overnight assault in Dioungani, Mopti region
At least seven soldiers were killed and several were wounded in an overnight attack in Dioungani in Koro Cercle in central Mali's volatile Mopti region
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