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Post by Rockarm Mon 29 Oct 2018, 7:51 pm

Force protection - Operation PRESENCE Mali

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Post by Vexmax Tue 13 Nov 2018, 8:46 am

Canadian Forces safe after attack in Mali; jihadists claim responsibility

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Published Tuesday, November 13, 2018

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Post by Vexmax Tue 13 Nov 2018, 8:51 am

Jihadists claim responsiblility for Mali bombing that allegedly targeted Canadian Forces

By The Canadian Press
Mon., Nov. 12, 2018

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Post by Apollo Tue 13 Nov 2018, 5:11 pm

Canadian Forces in Mali unharmed by bomb, extremists claim responsibility

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November 13, 2018


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Post by Vizzer Thu 15 Nov 2018, 5:39 pm

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Canada resisting UN request to extend Mali mission

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Published Thursday, November 15, 2018

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-resisting-un-request-to-extend-mali-mission-cp-sources-1.4178860
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Post by Vizzer Thu 15 Nov 2018, 5:41 pm

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Canada resisting UN request to extend Mali mission

By The Canadian Press
Thu., Nov. 15, 2018

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/11/15/canada-resisting-un-request-to-extend-mali-mission.html
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Post by Spectrum Sat 17 Nov 2018, 10:12 am

Defence minister confirms Mali mission will not be extended

Katharine Starr · CBC News · Posted: Nov 17, 2018

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Post by Ravenson Sun 18 Nov 2018, 8:16 am

Canada has not been asked to extend Mali commitment: Sajjan

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Post by Looper Tue 20 Nov 2018, 8:32 am

Canada confirms it will end Mali mission next July

Ian Keddie, Edinburgh - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

20 November 2018

Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan confirmed to local media on 16 November that the Canadian Armed Forces' involvement in Mali will end as scheduled next July after 12 months.

Addressing rumours that the United Nations was requesting that Canada extend the Mali deployment, Sajjan confirmed that the United Nations "is working with other nations to look at replacing us".

Canada committed to a year-long deployment in support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) with an air task force of 250 personnel and eight helicopters that operated out of Gao in northern Mali.


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Post by Hammercore Fri 23 Nov 2018, 9:04 pm

French forces kill at least 30 extremists in central Mali

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted Nov 23, 2018

BAMAKO, Mali — France’s ministry for the armed forces says its anti-terrorism forces in Mali have killed at least 30 al-Qaida-linked extremists in central Mali.

Florence Parly said in a Twitter statement Friday that a chief jihadi leader, Hamadoun Kouffa, may be among the dead in the operation overnight Thursday into Friday. Kouffa is the head of Katibat Macina, a predominantly Fulani jihadi group that is a member of al-Qaida-linked militants, known by the acronym JNIM.

The ministry of armed forces says the attack combined airstrikes, helicopter assaults and ground engagement by French soldiers.

Operation Barkhane is France’s largest overseas military deployment with 3,000 French troops in the Sahel region.

This comes weeks after the killing of another jihadist head in the Gourma region between Timbuktu and Mopti.

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Post by Warrior Thu 29 Nov 2018, 7:57 pm

French raid kills top terrorist leader in Mali

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Post by RunningLight Thu 13 Dec 2018, 7:19 pm

Suspected jihadists kill dozens in attacks on nomadic Tuareg camps in Mali

Men riding motorcycles killed at least 42 people in a series of attacks on Tuareg nomadic camps

The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 13, 2018

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Post by Lucifer Fri 21 Dec 2018, 2:55 pm

Canadian troops in Mali provide life-saving medical support

By BRUCE CAMPION-SMITHOttawa Bureau
Fri., Dec. 21, 2018

OTTAWA—The “nine line” sent the Canadian military team in Mali into action.

A United Nations supply convoy in northern Mali had hit an improvised explosive device (IED) and that emergency call for a medical evacuation was relayed to Canadians on standby at an airbase in Gao, Mali



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“It’s just nine items you get that tell you the location of a medevac, the type of injuries, the nationality. We received a nine line that day,” said Col. Chris McKenna, who heads Canada’s Mali mission, known as Operation Presence.

“The crews on standby that day are recalled. We have a really set pattern of what everyone has to do for the launch,” he told the Star in an interview Thursday.

Within about 30 minutes of the call, the aircraft — a hulking twin-rotor Chinook and two smaller Griffons that serve as armed escorts — arrived at the scene, about 100 kilometres north of Gao. The Griffons circled the area, checking for possible threats before the Chinook touched down.

“The Chinook will land, the force protection team sets a cordon, medevac medical team rushes out, grabs the patient, conducts a quick handover, pulls patient back inside and they start working on them,” McKenna said.

This incident had left two UN civilian contractors badly injured. “It was a terrible IED incident,” McKenna said.

“The interventions that we had in the back of that Chinook, I would characterize them as critical to preserve life,” he said. “They both had massive lower limb injuries and head injuries.”

The medical team carries six units of blood and in this incident, McKenna believes that played a part in saving the two men.

“We stabilized both patients. One of them was resuscitated a number of times,” McKenna said, adding that the two men were brought to the UN hospital at the airfield.


“They did survive.”

That Nov. 1 mission was the most serious of the five medical evacuations involving a total of six patients done by the Canadians since they began operations in Mali in mid-August. They are there with the United Nations mission that is in the country to quell the violence blamed on Islamic State fighters and rival ethnic forces.

Based in Gao, three CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters and five CH-146 Griffon helicopters supported by some 250 personnel are on standby around-the-clock to provide medical evacuation for members of the United Nations mission and civilians who are wounded or injured.

But that’s not their only role. The helicopters have also been moving troops, UN civilian personnel and equipment around the region, a critical role when the risk of improvised explosives has made going by road treacherous.

A Hercules transport aircraft based in Dakar, Senegal provides logistical support, flying personnel and equipment onwards to the base in Gao.

Mali is the deadliest of the UN operations underway. By the end of November, a total 106 soldiers have been killed through “malicious” acts. Another 64 have died due to accidents and illness.

A report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in September said the security situation had deteriorated “significantly” with attacks on Malian and international forces along with increases in kidnappings, targeted assassinations and allegations of sexual and gender-based violence.

Attacks on Malian defence and security forces killed 19 soldiers and injured 24. The quarterly report also saw the highest number of civilian casualties since the start of the UN mission, with 287 civilians killed, including 14 women and 10 children. Another 38 were injured and 67 abducted.

The Chinooks and the Griffons are heavily armed but McKenna said that the Canadians have not yet had to fire their weapons in self-defence, likely because they present a daunting target.

“I would characterize us as a relatively hard target. We are very well armed and we present difficult package to engage,” he said. “I don’t have major concerns about the safety of my crews because we’re armed and trained and equipped.”

A drought and worsening security situation has made life perilous for many in the country. The report said that 5.2 million people were in need of aid and protection, up from 3.8 million people in 2017.

“While needs continue to increase, humanitarian funding has decreased, preventing a timely, at-scale and appropriate response,” Guterres wrote in the report.

Lt.-Gen. Dennis Gyllensporre of Sweden has taken over as force commander of the UN mission. His updated campaign plan for the next 18 to 24 months could see the focus of the UN peace support efforts shift to the central part of the country, a change that could influence where the Canadians operate.

“There’s been an uptick of violence in that area (and) not a lot of UN forces available in that area to react,” McKenna said.

“This is a very difficult place for anyone ... ultimately, this is not a military end state. It has to be a political solution that military forces enable,” McKenna said.

The yearlong Mali mission was announced in March as part of the Liberals’ election pledge to bolster Canada’s involvement in UN peace operations. Another part of that commitment, detailed at a peacekeeping summit more than a year ago, is expected to roll out next year when Canada deploys a Hercules aircraft to Entebbe to assist with transport.

Two other key initiatives remain in the works — a quick-response force (QRF) of up to 200 personnel deployed and training and leadership support to one or two as-yet-unidentified countries that want to boost the number of women they deploy on UN peacekeeping missions.

“The QRF, we’re working hard to find the best spot for it and where a Canadian-quality QRF would go,” Gen. Jonathan Vance, the chief of defence, told the Star in a year-end interview.

Two spots in Africa and one in the Middle East are under consideration, he said.


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Post by Zapper Sat 22 Dec 2018, 7:37 pm

Trudeau pays surprise pre-Christmas visit to troops in Mali



CTVNews.ca Staff, with a report from CTV's Glen McGregor
Published Saturday, December 22, 2018 5:49PM EST
Last Updated Saturday, December 22, 2018 6:12PM EST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a surprise pre-Christmas visit to Canadian troops in Mali on Saturday.
Trudeau shared a turkey dinner with the soldiers stationed at Camp Castor near Gao. He thanked them for their service and dropped off a foosball table, CTV’s Glen McGregor reports from Africa.

The delegation, which has since left Mali, also included Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan and Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance. They were on the ground for about five hours, during which Trudeau met with Malian president Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga.

Canada joined the dangerous United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali in June, with a one-year commitment. Trudeau would not say Saturday whether he plans to extend the mission past July.

The Canadian Forces have six helicopters and approximately 250 military personnel in the African country, which has been destabilized by poverty, drought and Islamic extremism.

A total of 177 peacekeepers have been killed since the international peacekeeping mission began in 2013.

The main contributors to the 15,000-strong UN force are nearby African countries. Bangladesh, China and Germany also have a significant presence.

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Post by Cool~Way Sun 23 Dec 2018, 8:24 am

CTV National News for Dec. 22: Trudeau visits troops


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