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Operation Barkhane

Operation Barkhane
Part of the 2012 Northern Mali conflict, Insurgency in the Maghreb and the War on Terror
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French soldiers (3rd RPIMa) and Nigerien. Fort Madama in Niger, 12 November 2014.
Date 1 August 2014 – Present
Location Sahel: Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad
Belligerents

 France
 Germany
 Mali
 Niger
 Burkina Faso
 Mauritania
 Chad
Support:

 United Kingdom

 Canada
Al-Mourabitoun (2014-17)
AQIM (2014-17)
Ansar Dine (2014-17)
Commanders and leaders
France François Hollande
France Emmanuel Macron
Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Niger Mahamadou Issoufou
Burkina Faso Michel Kafando
Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Chad Idriss Déby
Djamel Okacha
Iyad ag Ghali
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Strength
3,500 French troops 3,000 fighters (all groups)
Casualties and losses
France 8 killed 65 killed, 60 captured

 France
 Germany
 Mali
 Niger
 Burkina Faso
 Mauritania
 Chad
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