Tag: France

Update (0923 EST): Pro-militia sources are still claiming that three additional French troops were killed as well as three Iraqi troops after their helicopter borne landing failed in the al-Ayth area of Tikrit, Iraq. These troops came from the K1 base in Kirkuk. The French and Iraqi forces were...

According to the French Government, two of its soldiers were killed in Iraq this week. Sergeant Baptiste Gauchot of the 19th Engineer Regiment was killed earlier this week in a car accident while Warrant Officer Nicolas Latourte of the 6th Engineer Regiment was killed during an exercise yesterday. The...

The Stage is Set for War: Nigerian President and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Tinubu, has formally asked the Nigerian Senate for support to authorize military action in Niger, bringing West Africa one step closer to armed confrontation. The ECOWAS ultimatum to Niger's coup leaders...

What’s Happening: Paris has ordered the military to begin evacuation of its citizens, as well as other European Union citizens only days after former President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by the nation's military. “France is preparing the evacuation of its citizens and (other) European citizens who want to leave the country,”...

This morning, the French Ministry of Defense published its 2024-2030 Military Programming Law (LPM) which outlines military spending for that period. The budget is worth 413.3B Euros (462B USD). The announcement reads below: "After the agreement found on Monday, July 10, in a joint joint committee on the rate of...

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing criticism following his remarks about the potential blocking of social media networks in an effort to keep protesters from communicating and organizing. Officials from Élysée Palace and government ministers responded on Wednesday, emphasizing that Macron's intention was not a complete "general blackout" of social...