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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Estonia parliament approves Mali troop increase for Operation Barkhane

Estonia's parliament agreed to increase to 95 the country's troop deployment to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel

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US adds al-Qaeda-linked Mali firebrand Amadou Kouffa to global terrorist list

The US State Department added to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list Amadou Kouffa, a senior figure in al-Qaeda-linked JNIM

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