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AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says

United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread

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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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Greece ratifies updated US defense agreement

Greece's parliament on approved an updated defense agreement with the U.S. allowing the use of Greek military facilities

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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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Chad plans military deployment to Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area

French and Swedish defense ministers discussed Chad plans to deploy military personnel to the Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area

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NATO members adopt joint declaration in London despite summit tensions

NATO leaders issued a joint statement on reaffirming their bond despite fierce disputes over spending and strategy in the run up to their summit

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Denmark offers to lead NATO training mission in Iraq

Denmark's government offered to lead the NATO mission to train Iraqi forces, saying it was prepared to send 200 personnel to Iraq next year

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Coalition drives to build Iraqi Kurdistan’s Peshmerga into a self-sustaining force

Personnel from seven European Coalition nations will soon transition from direct training to mentoring the Kurdistan region’s iconic Peshmerga force

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French naval base in UAE to host European-led Gulf maritime monitoring mission

A European-led maritime surveillance initiative to monitor Gulf waters will be stationed at a French naval base in Abu Dhabi

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South Korea and Japan to extend military intelligence-sharing agreement

South Korea will extend a critical military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan just hours before the pact was due to expire

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