Operation Barkhane
E12399
Operation Barkhane was a long-term French-led counterterrorism and counterinsurgency military campaign conducted across the Sahel region of Africa from 2014 to 2022.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Barkhane canonical | 14 |
| French Operation Barkhane | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterinsurgency operation
ⓘ
counterterrorism operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| airAssetsUsed |
attack helicopters
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
François Hollande
ⓘ
surface form:
French President François Hollande
|
| commander |
Chief of the Defence Staff (France)
ⓘ
surface form:
French Chief of Defence Staff
|
| cooperatedWith |
G5 Sahel
ⓘ
surface form:
G5 Sahel Joint Force
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ⓘ
surface form:
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 Pierre de Villiers
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Tuareg rebellions in Mali ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Mali conflict
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on terror
|
| precededBy |
Operation Serval
ⓘ
Operation Licorne ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| target |
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
ⓘ
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara ⓘ Jabhat al-Nusra ⓘ
surface form:
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
|
| terminationAnnouncedBy |
Emmanuel Macron
ⓘ
surface form:
French President Emmanuel Macron
|
| terminationAnnouncementDate | 2022-11-09 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
G5 Sahel
ⓘ
surface form:
G5 Sahel countries
|
| typeOfWarfare | asymmetric warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Operation Barkhane
subject surface form:
Pierre de Villiers