Mali
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Dec- 2019 -3 December
Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Mopti near Burkina Faso
Two soldiers were killed and seven were injured by a roadside bomb in Diougani in central Mali's Mopti region
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Nov- 2019 -29 November
France’s military chief of staff rejects ISIS claim for deadly Mali helicopter crash
An ISWAP ambush did not cause a collision between two French army helicopters which left 13 soldiers dead in Mali, General Francois Lecointre said
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26 November
Mali helicopter collision kills 13 French soldiers with Operation Barkhane
Thirteen soldiers from France's anti-terrorist Barkhane force in Mali were killed after two helicopters collided during an operation in the country's north
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18 November
At least 24 Mali soldiers, 17 ‘terrorists’ killed in Tabankort during joint operation with Niger
At least 24 soldiers were killed and 29 others injured in Tabankort in eastern Mali during a bilateral Mali-Niger military operation
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18 November
French commando seriously injured in Mali counter-ISIS operation that killed 5 ‘terrorists’ near Indelimane
A French solider was seriously injured during a counter-Islamic State operation near Indelimane in Mali's Menaka region in which five 'terrorists' were killed
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18 November
France and Sahel partner forces conduct ‘unprecedented’ operation in Burkina Faso and Mali
Forces from the France-led Operation Barkhane and its partner forces in the Sahel region carried out an 'unprecedented' 17-day counter-terror operation
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15 November
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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13 November
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 November
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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13 November
EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism
The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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