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French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet disappears in eastern France mountains

A search was underway for a French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter and its two pilots after it disappeared from radar over a mountainous region of eastern France

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Joint France-Niger air and ground operation near Tongo Tongo kills 15 ‘terrorists’

French airstrikes followed by two days of ground operations in the Tongo Tongo area near the Mali border killed 15 'terrorists', the French Army said

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Syrian Democratic Council leaders set for Paris talks on US withdrawal

Two top leaders of the SDC, the political arm of the SDF alliance that is battling ISIS, are to visit France for talks on the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria

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French airstrike in Mali kills six ‘terrorists’ near Niger border

At least six "members of an armed terrorist group" were killed overnight in a French air strike in southeastern Mali, a French military spokesperson said

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France will ‘continue’ anti-ISIS operations in Syria despite US pullout

France will maintain its participation in the Coalition fighting ISIS in Syria, a government minister said after President Donald Trump ordered US troops home.

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UN renews mandate for Central African Republic peacekeeping mission

The UN Security Council renewed its peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic after tough talks between the US, France and Russia

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France gifts 1,400 assault rifles to Central African Republic

France handed over 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and three amphibious vehicles to the Central African Republic armed forces

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Niger: 8 killed in attack on French water well drilling camp in Diffa region

Eight people were killed in an attack on French drilling company Foraco’s water well drilling camp in Toumour in the Diffa region of Niger, near the Nigeria border

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France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments

The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops as they deploy

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Defense ministers from 9 countries meet to plan European rapid deployment force

Defense ministers from nine European countries meet to set out plans for the European Intervention Initiative, a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster

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