Operation Serval

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French military intervention military operation

Operation Serval was a 2013 French-led military intervention in Mali aimed at halting Islamist militant advances and stabilizing the country.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French military intervention → military operation →
airComponent	French Air Force →
alliance	France–Mali military cooperation →
authorizedBy	President François Hollande →
belligerent	France → Malian government →
codenameLanguage	French →
commandedBy	French Armed Forces high command → General Grégoire de Saint-Quentin →
conflict	Northern Mali conflict →
country	Mali →
endDate	2014-07-15 →
initiatedBy	France →
landComponent	French Army →
legalBasis	United Nations Security Council resolutions on Mali → request of the Malian government →
namedAfter	serval →
notableBattle	Battle of Diabaly → Battle of Konna →
objective	halt Islamist militant advance toward southern Mali → stabilize Mali → support Malian government forces →
opponent	Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb → Ansar Dine → Islamist militants in northern Mali → Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa →
partOf	War in Mali →
precededBy	initial Malian government counteroffensive in 2012 →
region	Sahel →
relatedOperation	Operation Barkhane →
relatedOrganization	African Union → Economic Community of West African States →
result	degradation of jihadist groups in northern Mali → retaking of major northern Malian cities from Islamist control →
specialForcesInvolved	French Special Operations Command →
startDate	2013-01-11 →
successor	Operation Barkhane →
supportedBy	African-led International Support Mission to Mali → Chad → Malian Armed Forces → Niger →
theaterOfOperations	Gao Region → Kidal Region → Northern Mali → Timbuktu Region →
typeOfIntervention	counter-insurgency operation → counter-terrorism operation →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Grégoire de Saint-Quentin → Malian Armed Forces →	conflict
FAMAS assault rifle → VBCI ("Operation Serval in Mali") →	usedInConflict
Operation Serval ("France–Mali military cooperation") →	alliance
EUTM Mali ("French Operation Serval") →	cooperationWith
French Army →	engagedIn
Kidal Region →	militaryInvolvement
François Hollande ("Mali intervention (Operation Serval)") →	notableEventDuringTerm
Ansar Dine →	opposedBy
French Air Force →	participatedIn
Operation Barkhane →	precededBy
African-led International Support Mission to Mali ("French Operation Serval (as main international security presence in Mali)") →	succeeded
Gao Region →	wasFocalPointOf