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Tag Archives: FRANCE
FRANCE SAY FORCE LIKELY TO BE USED IN NORTHERN MALI
AQIM – disliked interlopers AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE 12 July, 2012 Force will probably have to be used to dislodge Islamists from northern Mali, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday, although interim leaders must first take control of thesouth. … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ANSAR DINE, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MALI, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SEPARATISM, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged AZAWAD, DEFENCE AND SECURITY, FRANCE, MALI CONFLICT, TERRORISM
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FRANCE TO HELP NIGERIA IN FIGHT AGAINST BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS
PANA December 28, 2011 France will help the Nigerian authorities fight terrorist actions of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, the spokesman of the French ministry of foreign affairs, Bernard Valero, said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news briefing in Paris, … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
Tagged Boko Haram, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, FRANCE, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE - OPERATION RESTORE ORDER, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, TERRORISM
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BOKO HARAM: FRANCE OFFERS TO ASSIST NIGERIA
ABUJA (AFP) French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe vowed Saturday to help Nigeria in its fight against extremist groups as the country faces an intensifying Islamist insurgency. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed credit for a recent wave of … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged Boko Haram, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, FRANCE, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE - OPERATION RESTORE ORDER, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, TERRORISM
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FRANCE LAUNCHES GULF OF GUINEA ANTI-PIRACY OP
Nigeria’s Commodore Bola Ajibade, Commander Joint Benin-Nigeria Anti-Piracy Task Group 11.1 * French to spend $10 million on regional security operation * Benin, Togo and Ghana to benefit from training, planes COTONOU, Nov 10 (Reuters) France has launched a three-year … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, BENIN, BORDER SECURITY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY EXERCISES, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged BENIN, DEFENCE NEWS & REPORTS, FRANCE, GHANA, GULF OF GUINEA, MARITIME SECURITY, NIGERIA, PIRACY
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KENYA SECURITY FORCES IN SHOOTOUT WITH ABDUCTORS OF FRENCHWOMAN
Kenya Navy Special Boat Unit train with U.S.Navy Special Operations trainers in Mombasa, Kenya Kenya Security Forces in Shootout With Abductors of Frenchwoman NAIROBI, Kenya Oct. 1 (Xinhua) Kenya’s security forces engaged in a fierce shootout with abductors of the … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, BORDER SECURITY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, ZIMBABWE DEFENCE FORCES
Tagged AL SHABAAB, DEFENCE & SECURITY, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, FRANCE, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, INTERNAL SECURITY OPERATIONS, KENYA DEFENCE FORCES, KENYA NAVY, KENYA POLICE, KIWAYU, LAMU ISLAND, MANDA ISLAND, RAS CHIAMBONI, SHELA ISLAND, SOMALI PIRATES, SOMALIA, TERRORISM
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KENYA DEPLOYS NAVY FORCES TO RESCUE ABDUCTED FRENCHWOMAN
KNS Shujaa(armed with a 76mm & a 30mm gun). Built 1997, converted civil ship MOMBASA, Kenya, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) Kenya’s authorities have deployed more security forces to help in rescuing efforts of the disabled Frenchwoman who was kidnapped on Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, BORDER SECURITY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM
Tagged DEFENCE & SECURITY, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, FRANCE, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, INTERNAL SECURITY OPERATIONS, KENYA DEFENCE FORCES, KENYA NAVY, KENYA POLICE, KIWAYU, LAMU ISLAND, MANDA ISLAND, SHELA ISLAND, SOMALI PIRATES, SOMALIA, TERRORISM
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