Operation Barkhane

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counterinsurgency operation counterterrorism operation military operation

Operation Barkhane was a long-term French-led counterterrorism and counterinsurgency military campaign conducted across the Sahel region of Africa from 2014 to 2022.

Aliases (1)

French Operation Barkhane ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	counterinsurgency operation → counterterrorism operation → military operation →
airAssetsUsed	attack helicopters → fighter aircraft → unmanned aerial vehicles →
announcedBy	French President François Hollande →
commander	French Chief of Defence Staff →
cooperatedWith	G5 Sahel Joint Force → MINUSMA →
country	France →
endDate	2022-11-09 →
headquarters	Chad → N'Djamena →
location	Burkina Faso → Chad → Mali → Mauritania → Niger → Sahel →
nameOrigin	named after the crescent-shaped barkhane sand dune →
notableCommander	General François Lecointre → General Pierre de Villiers → General Thierry Burkhard →
objective	combat jihadist armed groups in the Sahel → stabilize the Sahel region → support Sahelian partner forces →
operator	French Armed Forces →
partOf	Insurgency in the Maghreb → Northern Mali conflict → War on terror →
precededBy	Operation Serval → Operation Épervier →
reasonForEnd	deterioration of relations between France and Malian authorities → strategic reorientation of French military presence in the Sahel →
rulesOfEngagement	support to local forces and direct action against terrorist groups →
startDate	2014-08-01 →
strength	about 3000 to 5100 French troops →
successor	French military reconfiguration in Niger and Gulf of Guinea →
supportFrom	European Union → Germany → United Kingdom → United States →
target	Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb → Islamic State in the Greater Sahara → Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin →
terminationAnnouncedBy	French President Emmanuel Macron →
terminationAnnouncementDate	2022-11-09 →
theaterOfOperations	G5 Sahel countries →
typeOfWarfare	asymmetric warfare →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Malian Armed Forces →	conflict
EUTM Mali ("French Operation Barkhane") →	cooperationWith
French Army →	engagedIn
Kidal Region →	militaryInvolvement
French Air Force →	participatedIn
Operation Serval →	relatedOperation
Operation Serval →	successor
FAMAS assault rifle →	usedInConflict
Gao Region →	wasFocalPointOf