Page 31 - Support Islam News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

France maintains Sahel force to 'decapitate' Al-Qaeda groups AFP 2/16/2021 AFP © Gillian HANDYSIDE Map showing the security situation in the Sahel, the French-led Operation Barkhane and international forces President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday to keep French troops in the Sahel region of western Africa, to help to "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups that local governments are struggling to hold back. But while Macron said there would be no "immediate" drawdown of the 5,100-member Barkhane force, he made clear that France expected to have a far lighter pr...

France will intensify its efforts to help eradicate al Qaeda-linked groups operating in the Sahel of western Africa, President Emmanuel Macron told leaders in the region via video conference on Tuesday. He also urged the so-called G5 Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to expand their own anti-terror fight and work on restoring government control and services in areas where jihadist fighters are operating. The...

No 'immediate' reduction of France's Sahel force, says Macron 258 shares 16/02/2021 - 12:14 French President Emmanuel Macron speaking at a meeting of the leaders of the G5 Sahel group via video conference on Tuesday, 16 February, 2021, in Paris. © Francois Mori, AFP 9 min France has no immediate plans to adjust its military presence in Africa's Sahel region, and any changes will depend on other countries contributing troops, President Emmanuel Macron told a news conference on Tuesday after...

Macron takes aim at Sahel jihadist groups, Chad to send troops Issued on: 16/02/2021 - 16:35 Macron, pictured speaking to the G5 Sahel summit via video link, is under pressure at home to reduce France's anti-jihadist mission Francois Mori POOL/AFP 4 min France will intensify its efforts to defeat al-Qaeda-linked groups in the Sahel, President Emmanuel Macron told regional leaders via video conference on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chad has promised to send 1,200 troops to combat jihadists in the zone. Advertising Read mo...

France and five allies gather on Monday to discuss the Sahel's jihadist insurgency, with Paris looking for support enabling it to cut French troop numbers in the strife-torn region. Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- are to attend the two-day summit in the Chadian capital N'Djamena, with French President Emmanuel Macron attending via videolink. The meeting comes a year after France boosted its...