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100 1 $aChivvis, Christopher S.,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe French war on Al Qa'ida in Africa /$cChristopher S. Chivvis, Rand Corporation.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bCambridge University Press,$c2016.
300 $axix, 227 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-218) and index.
505 00 $gChapter 1. France, Mali, and African jihad --$tPanetta gets a phone call --$tAl Qa'ida's African ambition --$tThe most interventionist country in the world? --$tFrench counter-insurgency strategy in Mali --$gChapter 2. Al Qa'ida's North African franchise --$tMohammed Merah --$tAl Qa'ida's allure --$tSmuggling and leadership feuds --$tKidnapping as terrorism --$gChapter 3. French security strategy in the age of kidnappings --$tThe Iraq war and French views on military intervention --$t"Un parfum d'Indochine" --$tCooperation with the United States --$tA complicated relationship with Africa --$tU.S. and French policy in the Sahel, 2008-2012 --$gChapter 4. Merah and Malistan --$tMohammed Merah --$tMali's collapse --$tTaureg separatism --$tThe Aguelhok massacre and Sanogo coup --$t"Malistan" --$gChapter 5. Leading Africa from behind --$tHollande's crisis --$tLeading Africa from behind --$tClash at the United Nations --$tViews of the French military --$gChapter 6. Crisis and opportunity --$tThe jihadist advance on Bamako --$tJean-Yves le Drian --$tHollande takes the plunge --$tCommando operations in Sevare<U+00cc><U+0081> --$tWhat to do next? --$gChapter 7. Serval -- Operations --$tIn search of allies --$tOperation Oryx: taking Timbuktu and Gao --$tBattle in the Ifoghas --$tProblems in Gao --$tBringing the African forces in --$tThe trouble with drawdown --$gChapter 8. The elusive "political" dimension --$tRebuilding the Malian army --$tThe Ouagadougou interim accords --$tIBK's election --$tReconciliation stalls --$tFrom Serval to Barkhane --$tMali's prospects --$gChapter 9. The road ahead --$tDid the French model succeed? --$tReplicating the French model --$tThe impact on French security policy --$tThe road ahead.
520 $aIn January 2013, France intervened in its former African colony, Mali, to stop an Al Qa'ida advance on the capital. French special forces, warplanes, and army units struck with rapid and unexpected force. Their intervention quickly repelled the jihadist advance and soon the terrorists had been chased from their safe haven in Mali's desolate North - an impressive accomplishment. Although there have been many books on the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, there are almost none on the recent military interventions of America's allies. Because it was quick, effective, and relatively low cost, the story contains valuable lessons for future strategy. Based on exclusive interviews with high-level civilian and military officials in Paris, Washington and Bamako, this book offers a fast-paced, concise, strategic overview of this war. As terrorist groups proliferate across North Africa, what France accomplished in Mali should be a key reference point for national security experts. -- Provided by publisher.
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650 0 $aNational security$zMali.
650 0 $aJihad.
650 0 $aIslamic fundamentalism$zAfrica.
651 0 $aFrance$xMilitary policy.
651 0 $aFrance$xMilitary relations$zMali.
651 0 $aMali$xMilitary relations$zFrance.
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