French soldiers of Operation Barkhane. Operation Barkhane is an ongoing anti-insurgent operation in Africa's Sahel region, which commenced 1 August 2014. It consists of a 3,000-strong French force, which will be permanent and headquartered in -N'Djamena, the capital of -Chad. The operation has been designed with five countries, and former French colonies, that span the Sahel: -Burkina-Faso, -Chad, -Mali, -Mauritania and -Niger. These countries are collectively referred to as the "G5 Sahel".
![French soldiers of Operation Barkhane. Operation Barkhane is an ongoing anti-insurgent operation in Africa's Sahel region, which commenced 1 August 2014. It consists of a 3,000-strong French force, which will be permanent and headquartered in -N'Djamena, the capital of -Chad. The operation has been designed with five countries, and former French colonies, that span the Sahel: -Burkina-Faso, -Chad, -Mali, -Mauritania and -Niger. These countries are collectively referred to as the "G5 Sahel". Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2K78JA4/french-soldiers-of-operation-barkhane-operation-barkhane-is-an-ongoing-anti-insurgent-operation-in-africas-sahel-region-which-commenced-1-august-2014-it-consists-of-a-3000-strong-french-force-which-will-be-permanent-and-headquartered-in-ndjamena-the-capital-of-chad-the-operation-has-been-designed-with-five-countries-and-former-french-colonies-that-span-the-sahel-burkina-faso-chad-mali-mauritania-and-niger-these-countries-are-collectively-referred-to-as-the-g5-sahel-2K78JA4.jpg)
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3000 x 2000 px | 25.4 x 16.9 cm | 10 x 6.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
7 November 2019Photographer:
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