In late 2012, the French Armed Forces were deployed to Mali in an attempt to defeat various al-Qaeda factions that are operational in northern and central Africa. However, the campaign which was initially dubbed ‘Operation Serval’ has proven somewhat of a failure, with the French Army even lacking air support & armoured vehicles at times and Islamist insurgents still active all across the continent.
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