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  • once Bn strength is reduced in Leb it will open possibilities for another mission. time to dust off desert boots.
    An army is power. Its entire purpose is to coerce others. This power can not be used carelessly or recklessly. This power can do great harm. We have seen more suffering than any man should ever see, and if there is going to be an end to it, it must be an end that justifies the cost. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

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    • RGJ

      ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

      The Rifles

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      • Photographer Alison Baskerville's pictures of Malian troops taking part in an EU training mission.

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        • best of luck to our lads headings soon and to the BA,s the rifles whom they deploy with

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          • Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Rifles (1 RIFLES) have assumed responsibility for the UK's contribution to the EU mission in Mali.


            The riflemen have taken over from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH), which deployed 6 months ago in support of the ongoing EU Training Mission as part of wider efforts to build long-term stability in Mali.



            Commanding Officer of 1 R IRISH, Lieutenant Colonel Ivor Gardiner, said:

            "1 RIFLES, who are deploying to Mali to take up the role, will assume responsibility for the mission, delivering intensive 10-week training slots to Malian units designed to develop skills and tactics from individual to battle group level. The training also gives the Malians a clear practical understanding of the standards of ethical conduct required of troops engaged in combat and counter-insurgency operations."



            The Rifles will be deployed for 6 months and will draw upon experience of similar missions in Afghanistan, where they mentored and trained local forces 2 years ago. The Riflemen have also prepared with extensive pre-deployment training including cross-country driving, close-quarter marksmanship, foreign weapon handling, mentoring and French language lessons.

            1 R IRISH officially handed over responsibility to 1 RIFLES on 14 September.

            UK support to Mali mission

            The 1 RIFLES deployment with the EU Training Mission follows initial UK military support to the efforts of French and African Union troops who went into Mali in January 2013 to help halt the advance of Islamist extremists and to stabilise the country. The UK contribution included C-17 transport aircraft, Sentinel surveillance aircraft and the transportation of French military supplies on board a roll-on, roll-off ferry.

            read more: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/r...lement-in-mali

            good news to see fellow Riflemen out on task with this one, i wish them and their Irish counterparts all the best.
            RGJ

            ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

            The Rifles

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            • Why the Desert Rats TRF RGJ...I thought they were attached to 3 Commando Brigade?
              'History is a vast early warning system'. Norman Cousins

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              • Originally posted by spider View Post
                Why the Desert Rats TRF RGJ...I thought they were attached to 3 Commando Brigade?
                no longer part of 3 Commando Brigade under Army 2020 unfortunately - bringing the battalion back into the Army fold.
                RGJ

                ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

                The Rifles

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                • UN appeals for more resources in mission to stabilise Mali

                  The United Nations has appealed for more troops and helicopters so that its peacekeeping mission in Mali can effectively stabilise the north of the country.

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                  • There,s a great picture doing the rounds on facebook of the Irish guys and British guys with there Mali nationals
                    with the Munster rugby flags and Gloucester rugby flags
                    I thinks its on the Munster fans page

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                    • Originally posted by Rhodes View Post
                      UN appeals for more resources in mission to stabilise Mali

                      http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1017/480...nited-nations/
                      Irish contingent ?

                      How about an EU battle group?

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                      • Originally posted by kaiser View Post
                        There,s a great picture doing the rounds on facebook of the Irish guys and British guys with there Mali nationals
                        with the Munster rugby flags and Gloucester rugby flags
                        I thinks its on the Munster fans page
                        Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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                        • Great pic...
                          On a lighter note.
                          Come on leinster

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                          • Could have a caption competition, "the scouts for Munsters struggling academy move further afield"
                            Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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                            • Originally posted by DeV View Post
                              Irish contingent ?

                              How about an EU battle group?
                              I'm sure the UN has asked Ireland again to contribute.
                              It doesn't really fit into the role of the EU Battlegroups as its not a crisis needing a rapid reaction force to deploy in 5 days. The French troops based in Mali could offer a better rapid reaction force than a Battlegroup on standby and they have said they would support the UN mission if needed.

                              The RTE article says the UN are looking for helicopters, two infantry battalions, an airfield engineer company, an information operations unit and a special forces company.

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                              • Suicide bomber kills two Chadian UN troops in Mali

                                A suicide bomber killed two Chadian troops from the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali and injured six others in an attack on a checkpoint at the entry to the northern town of Tessalit today.

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