10.10.2014 - 17:44 [ aberfoylesecurity.com ]

OPERATION BARKHANE: FRANCE’S NEW MILITARY APPROACH TO COUNTER-TERRORISM IN AFRICA

(24. Juli) With several military operations underway in the former colonies of French West Africa, Paris has decided to reorganize its deployments with an eye to providing a more mobile and coordinated military response to threats from terrorists, insurgents or other forces intent on disturbing the security of France’s African backyard.