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Jun- 2021 -

18 June

US Marine Sgt. Bryan Early, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, leads his squad of Marines to the next compound while patrolling in Helmand province, Afghanistan

UN Says Planning for Afghanistan Violence Hike When US Troops Withdraw

The United Nations is planning for a possible increase in violence in Afghanistan when US troops withdraw after two decades, the global body's refugee chief said.

17 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

France Arrests ‘High-Ranking’ ISGS Jihadist Abou Dardar in Mali

French forces in Mali have captured a man they describe as a "high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara," the French military said.

14 June

Africa

Ivorian soldiers drive on the back of a vehicle outside the International Academy for Combating Terrorism in Jacqueville in Ivory Coast on June 10, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Police Officer, Two Soldiers Killed in Ivory Coast Blast

Two soldiers and a police officer were killed when their vehicle hit an explosive device in northeast Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, the military said Sunday.

11 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Anti-Terror ‘Academy’ Set Up in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast and France inaugurated a counter-terrorism academy designed to ramp up the Sahel region's ability to counter a widespread jihadist threat.

11 June

Africa

France desert troops take to boats in Mali

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Announces Sahel Troop Drawdown, Calls for New Force

President Emmanuel Macron announced a major drawdown of France's military presence in the Sahel where forces have been battling jihadist insurgents for nearly a decade.

May- 2021 -

28 May

Americas

Tong Ong

French Horizon Air Defense Destroyer Intercepts Supersonic Target

The French Navy said that one of its air-defense destroyers intercepted a supersonic target during a military exercise at sea.

26 May

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

France Completes Maiden Trial of Rafale F4-1 Aircraft

Two F4-1 Rafale aircraft test flew for the first time last month as part of the “readiness for use review campaign” in France’s Istres.

17 May

Arms

A model of the French-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System aircraft sits on the tarmac during the 53rd Paris Air Show on June 17, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Boost for European Fighter Jet as Paris, Berlin, Madrid Seal Deal

France, Germany, and Spain said Monday that they had reached agreement on the next phase of their plans to build a joint European fighter jet, capping months of negotiations over how to share the work and the intellectual property.

4 May

Africa