Military of France

Recent operations

France provides, along with the United States and other countries, troops for the force stationed in Haiti, sanctioned by the United Nations, following the 2004 Haiti rebellion.

Related Topics:
United States - Haiti - United Nations - 2004 Haiti rebellion

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France has sent troops, especially special forces, in US-occupied Afghanistan so as to help the United States fight the remains of the Taliban and Al Qaeda.

Related Topics:
Special force - Afghanistan - Taliban - Al Qaeda

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A force of a few thousand French soldiers, under a mandate from the UN (Opération Licorne), are stationned in the Ivory Coast on a peacekeeping mission. These troops were initially sent under the terms of a mutual protection pact between France and the Ivory Coast, but the mission has since evolved into the current UN peacekeeping operation.

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