FRANCE SAHEL
Change at top of Operation Barkhane
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"The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado"
As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position. In an attempt to stem the flow of jihadist propaganda which now risks overflowing into the coastal states, a number of security operations have been launched, among them Operation Barkhane, the G5 Sahel joint force, MINUSMA, and the Coalition for the Sahel. [...]
This summer, a two-star general will likely become the number two of Operation Barkhane, taking over for another fighter pilot, General Fabien Kuzniak. [...] (246 words)
Defence Diplomacy
Barkhane
Centre de planification et de conduite des opérations
Cyril Carcy
Direction du renseignement militaire
Direction générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie
Fabien Kuzniak
Patrice Morand
Stéphane Mille
Thierry Garreta
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Dakar, the post-Barkhane experiment
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