Operation Barkhane (French: Opération Barkhane) was a counterinsurgency operation that started on 1 August 2014 and formally ended on 9 November 2022.

Operation Barkhane is France's largest overseas operation, with a budget of nearly €600m per year. It engages in everything from combat patrols alongside Malian ...

Jan 30, 2023 · After nine years in Mali, France has officially left. Operation Barkhane, the French military counter-terrorism campaign which began in 2013 ...

Mar 2, 2022 · On February 17, France—alongside several EU states and Canada—announced its withdrawal of troops and military resources from Mali.

Mar 30, 2023 · Barkhane was established with ambitious objectives that were based on a flawed and optimistic assessment of the political dynamics in the Sahel.

Feb 21, 2022 · These troops form part of Operation Barkhane, a French anti-jihadist operation primarily focused on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. A linked ...

Launched on August 1, 2014 and still underway today, Operation Barkhane is the successor to Operations Serval and Epervier in the Sahel-Saharan band.

Nov 9, 2022 · French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, November 9, announced that France was ending its Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in West Africa, ...

Nov 9, 2022 · President Emmanuel Macron has formally ended France's decade-long operation to fight Islamist insurgents in the Sahel.

Sep 5, 2022 · In January 2020, France raised the number of soldiers committed to Barkhane – primarily special-operations forces – from roughly 4,000 to 5,100.