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MINUSMA on the lookout for more attack helicopters

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

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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. [...]

Weakened by serious shortfalls in its air capabilities, the staff of the UN mission in Mali is looking for countries that could provide it with helicopters, with Italy and the Netherlands in its sights. [...]

Published on 06.06.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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MINUSMA on the lookout for more attack helicopters

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MINUSMA's thousand new Chadian peacekeepers to be deployed in the North

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Washington sends a mission to Bamako to discuss MINUSMA, Wagner

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G4S and Relyant vie for contract to train MINUSMA's mine-clearing experts