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Serval

readings Sahel Weekend 

Serval 2013. Cursed discovery. Algerian kerosene and Belgian helicopters

May 25thMarch 2, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgium, Boko Haram, Denmark, Child soldiers, Gao, helicopters, Mali, Medevac, North Mali, Serval

(BRUSSELS2) General Barrera is something of a figure in the French army. After serving in the Balkans (Bosnia,

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readings Sahel Weekend 

The Serval brigade in pictures and writings

April 5thMarch 2, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Mali, Serval

(B2) “Eclair Offensive in the Sahel. La Brigade Serval au combat” by Rémi Scarpa is above all a formidable work of

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News Operations National OPEX Sahel 

A French non-commissioned officer of Serbian origin killed in Mali (Maj)

July 15, 2014January 9 2021 B2 Writing July 14, French army, attempt, Décès, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Foreign Legion, Mali, Mindef, Serbia, Serval

(B2) A French soldier – taking part in the French Operation Serval – was killed on Monday (July 14), the news has just been announced.

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News Operations EU-CSDP mission Sahel 

A dead green beret in northern Mali. Sergeant Kalafut was Slovak (Maj2)

May 8thMarch 2, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Army, Combats, Décès, France, Foreign Legion, Mali, Skydivers, Serval, Slovakia, Terrorisme

(BRUSSELS2) A non-commissioned officer of the 2nd foreign parachute regiment of Calvi (2nd REP) – the green berets of the Legion

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News Operations National OPEX Sahel 

mali. The President of the Republic celebrates the victory, pays tribute to the soldiers

January 15 2014January 9 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde for sustainable, France, Francois hollande, Mali, retired, Serval

(BRUSSELS2) In his speech to the press, the President of the Republic François Hollande wanted to salute the victory

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Aviation Sahel 

Le Drian in Mali for New Year's Eve. A visit full of meaning…

December 30, 2013March 2, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde transport aircraft, Transport aircraft - tankers, Le Drian, Mali, munitions, Serval, Terrorisme

(BRUSSELS2) The French Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, is traveling to Mali this evening for a visit which

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News Operations Sahel 

Kidal remains out of control

December 15, 2013June 1, 2015 Leonor Hubaut attempt, EUTM Mali, Kida, Mali, Minusma, Serval

(BRUSSELS2) Two Senegalese soldiers from Minusma, the UN stabilization mission in Mali, were killed on Saturday 14 December during

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readings Sahel Weekend 

The Saharan “rezzou” of France

November 3, 2013March 2, 2020 Leonor Hubaut France, Books, Mali, Sahel, Serval

(BRUXELLES2) Written during the first four weeks of Operation Serval, this essay (*) intends to explain "the modalities of an unprecedented French intervention

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News Operations National Defense Doctrine 

A national parade in the colors of Mali, Croatia… and the A400M

July 13, 2013February 15 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde July 14, BFA, Franco-German Brigade, Croatia, fashion show, Mali, Serval

(BRUXELLES2) The national parade of July 14 which will take place on Sunday morning will obviously be placed in the colors of the intervention of the

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Sahel 

The formation of the second battalion begins in Koulikoro

June 26, 2013June 27, 2013 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Doctrine PSDC Crisis management, EUTM Mali, Training, Gao, Serval, Waraba

(BRUSSELS2) The first elements of the new battalion which will be trained by the Europeans of the EUTM Mali mission are

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National Defense Doctrine Report 

In the tank…

June 12, 2013March 2, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CPCO, France, Mali, OHQ, Military operations, Opex, maritime piracy, planning, Ponant, President of the Republic, Hostage-taking, information, reports, Serval, vigipirate

(BRUXELLES2 in Paris) “Anticipate, Plan, Conduct“, the motto of the Center for Planning and Operational Management (CPCO) is not a

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EU Defense (Doctrine) 

24 hours or 6 months?

May 16thMarch 2, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde deployment, Doctrine PSDC Crisis management, EUTM Mali, Le Drian, Mali, Serval

(BRUXELLES2) Come on Wednesday (15 May) to the think tank “Notre Europe” — “a tribute to Jacques Delors who

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Latest news Report Sahel 

Belgian helicopters on Medevac duty in Bamako

May 13thMay 16th Nicolas Gros Verheyde Bamako, Belgium, EUTM Mali, helicopters, Koulikoro, Medevac, Role2, Serval

(BRUXELLES2 – continuation of the report in Bamako) This is undoubtedly not the essential point of the European mission of

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Sahel 

Sixth French soldier killed in Mali

April 29thMarch 2, 2020 Thomas LeBihan Algeria, Décès, Mali, Serval

(BRUSSELS2) The human toll of Operation Serval in Mali has increased with the death of a 6th French soldier in "

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InterviewBlog Sahel 

Mali: playing the element of surprise (General Saint-Quentin)

April 26thAugust 14, 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Adrar, Mali, Serval, tactic

(BRUXELLES2 – continuation of the report in Bamako) Before getting back on the plane, when the atmosphere becomes a little less heavy and

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Flux B2 Pro

  • 24 hours with Indra, at the heart of NATO air defense July 6, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Verbatim] Greek Kyriakos Mitsotakis up against Turkey July 6, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • National Assembly. Who are the new faces on the Defense and Foreign Affairs committees? July 6, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • Towards new aid to the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina July 5, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Interview] NATO will have to return to Bosnia and Herzegovina if the Europeans leave (Šefik Džaferović) July 5, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Survey] How European manufacturers see the future European procurement fund for armaments July 5, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • Notebook of European geopolitics (05.07.2022). Franco-German summit. Defense. NATO. Diplomacy. Crises. Security. Powers July 5, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Verbatim] European Special Forces Operation Takuba has come to an end. Unique model difficult to reproduce July 5, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] The red lantern of defense budgets, Luxembourg, is setting a course. It will be 1% July 4, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Verbatim] Food security: the world must react to the risk of a major crisis! (WFP) July 4, 2022 B2 Writing
  • [File] The basics of parliamentary work: reports, amendments, compromises, votes July 3, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Story] Suspense, Smiles, Radiation, Solidarity… the four acts of the Madrid Summit July 2, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • Defense Industry Notebook (02.07.2022). National doctrine, budgets, cooperation, equipment and capacities, companies July 2, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Decryption] Europe and NATO united at the heart of the same will? Behind the words, a limited enthusiasm July 1, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] Spain is back on Eurofighters. At the expense of US equipment July 1, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [News] 40 million for the armed forces of Moldova (European Peace Facility) July 1, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Decryption] Madrid Summit (NATO): the key points of the final declaration June 30, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] The Allies decided to continue deliveries to Ukraine. A Military Necessity (v4) June 30, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Analysis] A victorious Madrid summit for the Atlantic Alliance June 30, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

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