21 September 2021
by Jean-Marc Tanguy
Task Force Sabre, France's special operations force in the Sahel, will remain largely untouched by the cuts. (Jean-Marc Tanguy)
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.
France currently has about 5,500 troops committed to Operation Barkhane: its mission is to counter Islamist militants in the Sahel since 2014. This number will be cut to “between 2,500 and 3,000” by 2023, according to Colonel Pascal Ianni, the spokesperson for the French Armed Forces Staff. But the reduction could be accelerated after France's presidential election in April 2022, depending on who is elected.
Most of the personnel to be withdrawn will be ground forces, with the presence in Mali effectively reduced from three battalions to one.
The drawdown is now under way, with a source close to French Defence Minister Florence Parly telling Janes that Macron ordered it to be completed by the end of this year.
The three main bases in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Tessalit, and Kidal) are being evacuated and will be transferred to the UN mission in Mali and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa).
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was anno...
21 September 2021
by Jean-Marc Tanguy
Task Force Sabre, France's special operations force in the Sahel, will remain largely untouched by the cuts. (Jean-Marc Tanguy)
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.
France currently has about 5,500 troops committed to Operation Barkhane: its mission is to counter Islamist militants in the Sahel since 2014. This number will be cut to “between 2,500 and 3,000” by 2023, according to Colonel Pascal Ianni, the spokesperson for the French Armed Forces Staff. But the reduction could be accelerated after France's presidential election in April 2022, depending on who is elected.
Most of the personnel to be withdrawn will be ground forces, with the presence in Mali effectively reduced from three battalions to one.
The drawdown is now under way, with a source close to French Defence Minister Florence Parly telling Janes that Macron ordered it to be completed by the end of this year.
The three main bases in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Tessalit, and Kidal) are being evacuated and will be transferred to the UN mission in Mali and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa).
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was anno...
21 September 2021
by Jean-Marc Tanguy
Task Force Sabre, France's special operations force in the Sahel, will remain largely untouched by the cuts. (Jean-Marc Tanguy)
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.
France currently has about 5,500 troops committed to Operation Barkhane: its mission is to counter Islamist militants in the Sahel since 2014. This number will be cut to “between 2,500 and 3,000” by 2023, according to Colonel Pascal Ianni, the spokesperson for the French Armed Forces Staff. But the reduction could be accelerated after France's presidential election in April 2022, depending on who is elected.
Most of the personnel to be withdrawn will be ground forces, with the presence in Mali effectively reduced from three battalions to one.
The drawdown is now under way, with a source close to French Defence Minister Florence Parly telling Janes that Macron ordered it to be completed by the end of this year.
The three main bases in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Tessalit, and Kidal) are being evacuated and will be transferred to the UN mission in Mali and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa).
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was anno...
21 September 2021
by Jean-Marc Tanguy
Task Force Sabre, France's special operations force in the Sahel, will remain largely untouched by the cuts. (Jean-Marc Tanguy)
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.
France currently has about 5,500 troops committed to Operation Barkhane: its mission is to counter Islamist militants in the Sahel since 2014. This number will be cut to “between 2,500 and 3,000” by 2023, according to Colonel Pascal Ianni, the spokesperson for the French Armed Forces Staff. But the reduction could be accelerated after France's presidential election in April 2022, depending on who is elected.
Most of the personnel to be withdrawn will be ground forces, with the presence in Mali effectively reduced from three battalions to one.
The drawdown is now under way, with a source close to French Defence Minister Florence Parly telling Janes that Macron ordered it to be completed by the end of this year.
The three main bases in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Tessalit, and Kidal) are being evacuated and will be transferred to the UN mission in Mali and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa).
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was anno...
21 September 2021
by Jean-Marc Tanguy
Task Force Sabre, France's special operations force in the Sahel, will remain largely untouched by the cuts. (Jean-Marc Tanguy)
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.
France currently has about 5,500 troops committed to Operation Barkhane: its mission is to counter Islamist militants in the Sahel since 2014. This number will be cut to “between 2,500 and 3,000” by 2023, according to Colonel Pascal Ianni, the spokesperson for the French Armed Forces Staff. But the reduction could be accelerated after France's presidential election in April 2022, depending on who is elected.
Most of the personnel to be withdrawn will be ground forces, with the presence in Mali effectively reduced from three battalions to one.
The drawdown is now under way, with a source close to French Defence Minister Florence Parly telling Janes that Macron ordered it to be completed by the end of this year.
The three main bases in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Tessalit, and Kidal) are being evacuated and will be transferred to the UN mission in Mali and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa).
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was anno...
21 September 2021
by Jean-Marc Tanguy
Task Force Sabre, France's special operations force in the Sahel, will remain largely untouched by the cuts. (Jean-Marc Tanguy)
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.
France currently has about 5,500 troops committed to Operation Barkhane: its mission is to counter Islamist militants in the Sahel since 2014. This number will be cut to “between 2,500 and 3,000” by 2023, according to Colonel Pascal Ianni, the spokesperson for the French Armed Forces Staff. But the reduction could be accelerated after France's presidential election in April 2022, depending on who is elected.
Most of the personnel to be withdrawn will be ground forces, with the presence in Mali effectively reduced from three battalions to one.
The drawdown is now under way, with a source close to French Defence Minister Florence Parly telling Janes that Macron ordered it to be completed by the end of this year.
The three main bases in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Tessalit, and Kidal) are being evacuated and will be transferred to the UN mission in Mali and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa).
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was anno...
21 September 2021
by Jean-Marc Tanguy
Task Force Sabre, France's special operations force in the Sahel, will remain largely untouched by the cuts. (Jean-Marc Tanguy)
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.
France currently has about 5,500 troops committed to Operation Barkhane: its mission is to counter Islamist militants in the Sahel since 2014. This number will be cut to “between 2,500 and 3,000” by 2023, according to Colonel Pascal Ianni, the spokesperson for the French Armed Forces Staff. But the reduction could be accelerated after France's presidential election in April 2022, depending on who is elected.
Most of the personnel to be withdrawn will be ground forces, with the presence in Mali effectively reduced from three battalions to one.
The drawdown is now under way, with a source close to French Defence Minister Florence Parly telling Janes that Macron ordered it to be completed by the end of this year.
The three main bases in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Tessalit, and Kidal) are being evacuated and will be transferred to the UN mission in Mali and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa).
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was anno...
21 September 2021
by Jean-Marc Tanguy
Task Force Sabre, France's special operations force in the Sahel, will remain largely untouched by the cuts. (Jean-Marc Tanguy)
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.
France currently has about 5,500 troops committed to Operation Barkhane: its mission is to counter Islamist militants in the Sahel since 2014. This number will be cut to “between 2,500 and 3,000” by 2023, according to Colonel Pascal Ianni, the spokesperson for the French Armed Forces Staff. But the reduction could be accelerated after France's presidential election in April 2022, depending on who is elected.
Most of the personnel to be withdrawn will be ground forces, with the presence in Mali effectively reduced from three battalions to one.
The drawdown is now under way, with a source close to French Defence Minister Florence Parly telling Janes that Macron ordered it to be completed by the end of this year.
The three main bases in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Tessalit, and Kidal) are being evacuated and will be transferred to the UN mission in Mali and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa).
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was anno...