Ukraine: France will help with mine clearance in Chernihiv Oblast

The French government is ready to help Ukraine clear the Chernihiv Oblast of the landmines and will provide its specialists and equipment for this purpose. Viacheslav Chaus, the head of Chernihiv Oblast Military Administration Viacheslav said so after a meeting Read More …

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers deploy to Tunisia for African Lion

BIZERTE, Tunisia – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians recently deployed to Tunisia for Exercise African Lion in support of the Southern European Task Force-Africa. Soldiers from the Fort Drum, New York-based 754th Ordnance Company (EOD) participated in U.S. Africa Read More …

November 2015 Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam guilty as historic trial ends

The only surviving attacker from the group that carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks has been found guilty of terrorism and murder charges. Salah Abdeslam received a rare full-life sentence for his role in the gun and bomb attacks Read More …

France: PKK sympathizers attack Turkiye’s Consulate General in Paris

ympathizers of the PKK terrorist organization attacked Turkiye’s Consulate General in Paris on Thursday, according to diplomatic sources. Unidentified individuals attacked the Consulate General around 02.30 a.m. local time (1230 GMT) on May 12 with firework-type explosives, according to information Read More …

Wannabe ISIS suicide bomber tells trial he decided not to blow himself up in Paris attack after seeing his victims in packed bar

The sole survivor of the ISIS terror cell that killed 130 people in Paris seven years ago has told a court he changed his mind about going through with his suicide bomb attack after he saw his victims in a Read More …

France Renews its Commitment to Protecting Civilians impacted by Explosive Ordnance in Iraq

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 480,000 (approximately USD 550,000) from the Crisis and Support Center of the French ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs that will support life-saving mine action activities in Read More …

France confirms it will withdraw from Mali after nearly 10 years fighting insurgency

“The political, operational and legal conditions are no longer met to effectively continue their current military engagement in the fight against terrorism in Mali,” said a joint statement signed by France and European and African allies, announcing a “coordinated withdrawal” Read More …