France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and expelled two Malian diplomats after Bamako arrested French envoy Yann Vezilier on coup-plotting charges. Mali accused him of working for French intelligence, which Paris called "unfounded." Ties have soured since Mali's military
Coup leaders in Niger have accused French forces of violating the prohibition on using its airspace to 'destabilise' the West African nation, as France promptly rejected the allegations, an Al Jazeera report said.
Joint Commander of the French Forces deployed in the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Slaars, accompanied by a two-member delegation, visited the headquarters of the Western Naval Command (HQWNC) in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Paris [France], September 16 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron said on early Thursday that the head of Islamic State, Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui has been "neutralised" by French forces in the Sahel.
Paris [France], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): French forces have killed Bah ag Moussa, a military leader of al-Qaida's North Africa wing in Mali, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said on Friday.
Paris [France], Dec 22 (ANI): As many as 33 terrorists were 'neutralised' in an operation by French forces in the West African nation of Mali, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced.