On Monday night, suicide bombers attacked the French military base in Gao, Mali, where Estonian and Malian troops are also serving. Six members of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) were injured and needed medical attention alongside French and Malian troops.
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Six Estonian Defence Forces members injured in Mali terrorist attack
On Monday night, suicide bombers attacked the French military base in Gao, Mali, where Estonian and Malian troops are also serving. Six members of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) were injured and needed medical attention alongside French and Malian troops.
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JNIM again warns G5 Sahel against supporting “French occupation”
JNIM formed in March 2017, when several smaller groups including the Sahara branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Ansar Dine, Al-Mourabitoun and Katiba Macina merged. JNIM’s leadership under Iyad Ag Ghaly has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
The group is active in Mali and has carried out attacks in Niger, but operations in Burkina Faso are increasing. Two soldiers were killed in two simultaneous nighttime attacks on September 12 in Baraboulé and Nassoumbou, around 120 km east of Dioungani in Burkina Faso’s northern Sahel region that borders Mali. Five soldiers were injured, Infowakat reported. Al-Qaeda social media channels attributed the attacks to JNIM.
Al-Qaeda-linked militants have also begun to assassinate people seen as collaborating with French forces, according to France 24’s Wassim Nasr.
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WATCH: Army Ranger Wing deployed in Mali with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (@UN_MINUSMA) #óglaighnahéireann #strengthenthenation #security #SOF #Military #army #soldier #weapon #operations #stability @UN @irishmissionun pic.twitter.com/PgFx3pJXDh
— Óglaigh na hÉireann (@defenceforces) November 20, 2019
First pics of Army Ranger Wing mission in Mali as part of MINUSMA, considered the most dangerous UN deployment in the world pic.twitter.com/jGQJME3bsD
— Conor Gallagher (@ConorGallaghe_r) November 20, 2019
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Last edited by Herald; 20 November 2019, 21:20.
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Also looks like they are wearing multicam or a variation of it.It was the year of fire...the year of destruction...the year we took back what was ours.
It was the year of rebirth...the year of great sadness...the year of pain...and the year of joy.
It was a new age...It was the end of history.
It was the year everything changed.
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Obviously brand recognition has gone out the window when it comes to playing by big boys rules.....camouflage and concealment beats corporate identity every time!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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Originally posted by na grohmiti View PostIs it their own or borrowed?
The German's did a series in 2017 on their operations from Camp Castor, in Gao: https://youtu.be/UuPeglHMvVY
Some interesting insights, even if my language skills runs to about 3 sentences of German - Youtube translate is not great auf Deutsch.
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Originally posted by na grohmiti View PostPistol holster on the belt, like a real man. None of this drop leg nonsense
Originally posted by CTU View PostAlso looks like they are wearing multicam or a variation of it.
Originally posted by na grohmiti View PostIs it their own or borrowed?Last edited by apod; 17 January 2020, 19:33."Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
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