. . . . . . "Ongoing" . . . "70 troops" . "(2014\u201317)" . . . . . . . . "French intervention in Mali" . . . . . "2014-08-01" . . . . . "Al-Mourabitoun" . . . . . "3,000 (since 2022)" . . . . "49 servicemen killed" . . . . . . "6,000 fighters (all groups)" . "military troops are deployed in the Sahel" . . . . . . "* French forces withdraw from Mali in 2022, with the operation now based in Niger" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "*" . "French operations" . "Supported by:" . . . . . . "Operation Barkhane" . "5,500 troops (at peak)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "95 troops" . "6 servicemen wounded" . "Ansar Dine" . . . "90 troops" . . "(2014\u2013present)" . . "IS-GS" . "3 medium-lift helicopters, 1 C-130" . . . . "150 troops" . . . . . . . . . "Takuba task force" . . . "fight against terrorism" . . . . . . "Op\u00E9ration Barkhane" . . "Barkhane" . "16pxG5 Sahel" . "3 heavy lift helicopters" . . . "(2017\u2013present)" . . . . "Mali" . . . . . . . "2 heavy lift helicopters" . . . . . . "Operation Barkhane (2014–present)" . . "military presence" . . . . . "Operation Barkhane" . "Operation Newcombe" . . . "Nusrat al-Islam" . . "AQIM" . . . . "(2015\u2013present)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .