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Syrian regime 'used sarin' - France Paris: There is no doubt Syria's government has used sarin during the country's crisis, says France's foreign minister
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French soldier stabbed near Paris French authorities are investigating whether the stabbing of a soldier in a Paris suburb was a copycat attack in the wake of the murder in L...
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French army to begin Mali pullout
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| Mar.23 |
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France says militant Abou Zeid dead. Mali
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French jets bomb northern Mali
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French forces take key Mali town
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French-led troops secure hold on Timbuktu Map of Timbuktu Mali Mali: French-led troops are consolidating their position in the historic Malian city of Timbuktu after seizing it from Islamist extremists | |
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French force in Mali 'takes Gao'
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| Jan.13 |
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France vows 'short' Mali campaign. Paris
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| Jan.12 |
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French soldier killed and hostage dead in Somalia
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| Jan.11 |
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France taking on Islamist gangs in Mali Map of Konna Mali State military forces on Friday retook a key town of Konna in northern Mali after intense fighting that included help from French military forces
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Syrian regime 'used sarin' - France 
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| May. 25 |
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French soldier stabbed near Paris
Map of La Defense France| French authorities are investigating whether the stabbing of a soldier in a Paris suburb was a copycat attack in the wake of the murder in London | |
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| May. 24 |
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French army to begin Mali pullout France is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the no...
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| Apr.29 |
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French soldier killed by Mali bomb
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| Mar.24 |
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CAR coup leaders 'must remain calm'. Paris
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| Mar.23 |
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France says militant Abou Zeid dead
Mali: A senior figure in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in fighting in Mali
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| Feb.23 |
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Mali operation reaches 'final phase'
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| Feb.5 |
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French 'kill hundreds' in Mali
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| Feb.4 |
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French jets target Mali rebel bases
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| Feb.3 |
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French jets bomb northern Mali
Map of Kidal Mali French warplanes have carried out air strikes in Mali's far north as they try to secure the final rebel stronghold of Kidal after a three-week offensive
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France guards Niger uranium mine
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French forces take key Mali town
French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali, the last major town they have yet to secure in their drive against Islamist ...
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UK to send troops to back France Mali force. London
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French-led troops secure hold on Timbuktu
Map of Timbuktu Mali Mali: French-led troops are consolidating their position in the historic Malian city of Timbuktu after seizing it from Islamist extremists | |
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French troops 'surround Timbuktu'. Mali
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| Jan.27 |
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French-led troops target Timbuktu. Mali
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| Jan.26 |
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French force in Mali 'takes Gao'
Map of Gao Mali French-led troops in Mali have taken control of the northern town of Gao, the French defence ministry has said
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| Jan.21 |
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French forces 'seize' two towns. Mali
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| Jan.19 |
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France's Fabius: Africans 'must' join Mali battle
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| Jan.18 |
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French planes pound Islamist militant targets. Mali
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| Jan.16 |
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French 'fighting in Mali town'
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| Jan.14 |
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UN backs French Mali intervention. UN Security Council
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| Jan.13 |
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France vows 'short' Mali campaign
Paris: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that France's involvement in the campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali will last 'a matter...
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French planes widen Mali attacks
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| Jan.12 |
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French soldier killed and hostage dead in Somalia
A French soldier has been killed in Somalia during a failed operation to free a hostage who is also believed to have died, the defence minister...
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| Jan.11 |
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France taking on Islamist gangs in Mali
Map of Konna Mali| State military forces on Friday retook a key town of Konna in northern Mali after intense fighting that included help from French military forces | |
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| May.24 |
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President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit Kabul: French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit
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| Apr.25 |
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France: UN should consider force in Syria. Paris
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| Mar.15 |
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Soldiers shot dead in French town. Southern France
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| Feb.23 |
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France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks
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| Feb.22 |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria
Map of Homs Syria| Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in Homs. Ochlik had covered conflicts from Haiti to Libya, and won first prize in the World Press Photo general news ca... | |
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Senate passes Armenian genocide bill Paris: Turkey has reacted with anger after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks
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| Jan.20 |
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Attack killed four French soldiers. Afghanistan
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| Mar.19 |
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French fighter jets deployed over Libya
Eastern Libya: The jets soared to counter Gadhafi's military forces who were intent on destroying the opposition as they pushed into the rebel stronghold
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| Mar.5 |
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French team destroys pirate boats. Seychelles
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| Oct.7 |
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Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
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| Jun.6 |
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Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes
Allied leaders have been paying tribute to veterans, as they mark the 65th anniversary of the landings at a series of events
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| Jun.5 |
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Veterans gather for D-Day event |
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| Apr.15 |
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French warship captures pirates
Kenya: A warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy
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| Apr.4 |
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Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll
NATO has agreed to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election, outgoing alliance chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said
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| Feb.16 |
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British, French nuclear submarines collide United Kingdom: A British Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard and its French Le Triomphant collided while on operations in the Atlantic Ocean
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| Jan.18 |
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French copter crash off Gabon kills 7 |
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| Nov.19 |
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UK, France push more UN troops in Congo |
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| Sep.8 |
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Russians 'agree Georgia deadline' |
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| Aug.22 |
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Russia accused of abusing truce |
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| Aug.19 |
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10 French soldiers killed in fighting Kabul: 100 insurgents attacked a patrol near the Afghan capital. 21 other soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the Sarobi area in Kabul provinc...
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| Aug.12 |
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Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal
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| Jul.25 |
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Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts |
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| Jul.18 |
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French search for stolen Semtex |
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| Jun.29 |
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Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16
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| Apr.8 |
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Rebels reject French aid to hostage |
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| Apr.2 |
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France to send battalion to Afghanistan |
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| Mar.26 |
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France offers more troops for Afghanistan |
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| Sep.16 |
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France warning of war with Iran
Paris: Foreign minister Kouchner says the world should prepare for war over Iran's nuclear program
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| Oct.12 |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row
Paris: French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
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| Aug.25 |
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Chirac doubts Lebanon force size. Paris
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| Aug.24 |
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France boosts Lebanon peace force. Paris
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| Aug.5 |
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U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N.. UN Security Council
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| Nov.6 |
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Unrest reaches French capital |
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| Nov.7 |
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France boosts Ivory Coast force |
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| Nov.6 |
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France attacks Ivorian airbase. Ivory Coast
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| Jul.31 |
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French army moves to Sudan border |
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| Jun.6 |
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D-Day: 'America would do it again' The alliance is strong 'and is still needed today,' U.S. President told veterans commemorating the 1944 landings
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| Jun.5 |
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Leaders gather for D-day ceremony |
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D-Day veterans remember sacrifice |
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| Jun.2 |
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G8 issues weapons warning |
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| Mar.9 |
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French confirm Ivory Coast killings |
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| Feb.10 |
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Chirac, Putin: No need for war |
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| Jan.23 |
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France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq
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| Jan.22 |
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France against Iraq war |
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| Jan.7 |
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Chirac braces troops for Iraq war |
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| Dec.21 |
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French fight Ivorian rebels |
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| Sep.21 |
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France sends troops to Ivory Coast |
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| Dec.12 |
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Army officer jailed for treason |
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.29 |
French soldier killed by Mali bomb
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| Jan.12 |
French soldier killed and hostage dead in Somalia
A French soldier has been killed in Somalia during a failed operation to free a hostage who is also believed to have died, the defence minister...
| 2012 |
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| Mar.15 |
Soldiers shot dead in French town. Southern France
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| Jan.20 |
Attack killed four French soldiers. Afghanistan
| 2009 |
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| Jan.18 |
French copter crash off Gabon kills 7 |
| 2008 |
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| Aug.19 |
10 French soldiers killed in fighting Kabul: 100 insurgents attacked a patrol near the Afghan capital. 21 other soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the Sarobi area in Kabul provinc...
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.18 |
French search for stolen Semtex |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.23 |
Senate passes Armenian genocide bill Paris: Turkey has reacted with anger after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks
| 2006 |
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| Oct.12 |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row
Paris: French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
| 2003 |
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| Mar.9 |
French confirm Ivory Coast killings |
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| 2004 |
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| Nov.7 |
France boosts Ivory Coast force |
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| Jul.31 |
French army moves to Sudan border |
| 2003 |
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| Jan.7 |
Chirac braces troops for Iraq war |
| 2002 |
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| Sep.21 |
France sends troops to Ivory Coast |
| 2001 |
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| Dec.12 |
Army officer jailed for treason |
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| 2010 |
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| Mar.5 |
French team destroys pirate boats. Seychelles
| 2009 |
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| Oct.7 |
Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
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| Apr.15 |
French warship captures pirates
Kenya: A warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy
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| Feb.16 |
British, French nuclear submarines collide United Kingdom: A British Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard and its French Le Triomphant collided while on operations in the Atlantic Ocean
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.24 |
CAR coup leaders 'must remain calm'. Paris
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.4 |
French jets target Mali rebel bases
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| Feb.3 |
French jets bomb northern Mali
Map of Kidal Mali French warplanes have carried out air strikes in Mali's far north as they try to secure the final rebel stronghold of Kidal after a three-week offensive
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| Jan.18 |
French planes pound Islamist militant targets. Mali
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| Jan.13 |
French planes widen Mali attacks
| 2011 |
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| Mar.19 |
French fighter jets deployed over Libya
Eastern Libya: The jets soared to counter Gadhafi's military forces who were intent on destroying the opposition as they pushed into the rebel stronghold
| 2004 |
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| Nov.6 |
France attacks Ivorian airbase. Ivory Coast
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.29 |
UK to send troops to back France Mali force. London
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| Jan.19 |
France's Fabius: Africans 'must' join Mali battle
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| Jan.14 |
UN backs French Mali intervention. UN Security Council
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| Jan.13 |
France vows 'short' Mali campaign
Paris: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that France's involvement in the campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali will last 'a matter...
| 2012 |
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| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit Kabul: French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit
| 2009 |
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| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll
NATO has agreed to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election, outgoing alliance chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said
| 2008 |
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| Nov.19 |
UK, France push more UN troops in Congo |
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| Jul.25 |
Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts |
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| Apr.2 |
France to send battalion to Afghanistan |
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| Mar.26 |
France offers more troops for Afghanistan |
| 2007 |
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| Sep.16 |
France warning of war with Iran
Paris: Foreign minister Kouchner says the world should prepare for war over Iran's nuclear program
| 2006 |
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| Aug.25 |
Chirac doubts Lebanon force size. Paris
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.23 |
France says militant Abou Zeid dead
Mali: A senior figure in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in fighting in Mali
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| Feb.23 |
Mali operation reaches 'final phase'
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| Feb.5 |
French 'kill hundreds' in Mali
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| Jan.30 |
French forces take key Mali town
French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali, the last major town they have yet to secure in their drive against Islamist ...
|
| Jan.28 |
French-led troops secure hold on Timbuktu
Map of Timbuktu Mali Mali: French-led troops are consolidating their position in the historic Malian city of Timbuktu after seizing it from Islamist extremists | |
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| Jan.28 |
French troops 'surround Timbuktu'. Mali
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| Jan.27 |
French-led troops target Timbuktu. Mali
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| Jan.26 |
French force in Mali 'takes Gao'
Map of Gao Mali French-led troops in Mali have taken control of the northern town of Gao, the French defence ministry has said
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| Jan.21 |
French forces 'seize' two towns. Mali
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| Jan.16 |
French 'fighting in Mali town'
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| Jan.11 |
France taking on Islamist gangs in Mali
Map of Konna Mali| State military forces on Friday retook a key town of Konna in northern Mali after intense fighting that included help from French military forces | |
| 2008 |
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| Apr.8 |
Rebels reject French aid to hostage |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.6 |
Unrest reaches French capital |
| 2002 |
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| Dec.21 |
French fight Ivorian rebels |
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| 2013 |
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| May. 24 |
French army to begin Mali pullout France is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the no...
| 2012 |
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| Apr.25 |
France: UN should consider force in Syria. Paris
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| Feb.23 |
France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks
| 2008 |
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| Sep.8 |
Russians 'agree Georgia deadline' |
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| Aug.12 |
Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal
| 2006 |
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| Aug.24 |
France boosts Lebanon peace force. Paris
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| Aug.5 |
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N.. UN Security Council
| 2003 |
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| Feb.10 |
Chirac, Putin: No need for war |
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| Jan.23 |
France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq
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| Jan.22 |
France against Iraq war |
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria
Map of Homs Syria| Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in Homs. Ochlik had covered conflicts from Haiti to Libya, and won first prize in the World Press Photo general news ca... | |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.29 |
Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16
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| 2009 |
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| Jun.6 |
Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes
Allied leaders have been paying tribute to veterans, as they mark the 65th anniversary of the landings at a series of events
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| Jun.5 |
Veterans gather for D-Day event |
| 2004 |
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| Jun.6 |
D-Day: 'America would do it again' The alliance is strong 'and is still needed today,' U.S. President told veterans commemorating the 1944 landings
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| Jun.5 |
Leaders gather for D-day ceremony |
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| Jun.5 |
D-Day veterans remember sacrifice |
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| 2013 |
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| Jun. 4 |
Syrian regime 'used sarin' - France 
| Paris: There is no doubt Syria's government has used sarin during the country's crisis, says France's foreign minister | |
| 2003 |
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| Jun.2 |
G8 issues weapons warning |