FRENCH COUNTERINSURGENCY IN MALI BEFORE AND AFTER THE COUP D'ÉTAT OF 2020
Fallout from Task Force Takuba’s Operational Activities
Ondřej ČÁBELKA, Stanislav ŠTĚPÁNEK
The civil war in Mali is one of the longest-running conflicts in the African Sahel region. The conflict is now a typical example of an asymmetric conflict, with nation-state forces on one side and non-state armed actors on the other. This article describes the roots of the conflict, its evolution, France’s involvement in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, and the operational activities of Task Force Takuba. Finally, it provides an assessment of the overall issue, including an assessment of whether the objectives for which Task Force Takuba was formed have been met.
Download this article in PDF format
Keywords
Mali; France; Task Force Takuba; Special Forces; COIN; Counterterrorism.
Title in English: | FRENCH COUNTERINSURGENCY IN MALI BEFORE AND AFTER THE COUP D'ÉTAT OF 2020 |
Title in Czech: | FRANCOUZSKÉ PROTIPOVSTALECKÉ OPERACE V MALI PŘED A PO VOJENSKÉM PŘEVRATU Z ROKU 2020 |
Type: | Article |
Author(s): | Ondřej ČÁBELKA, Stanislav ŠTĚPÁNEK |
Language: | English |
Abstract: | English/Czech |
Journal: | |
Publisher: | |
ISSN: | ISSN 1214-6463 (print) and ISSN 1802-7199 (online) |
DOI: | 10.3849/1802-7199.21.2021.02.043-066 |
Issue: | Volume 21, Number 2 (December 2021) |
Pages: | 043-066 |
Received: | 30.09.2021 |
Accepted: | 15.10.2021 |
Published online: | 16.12.2021 |