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Operation Juniper Shield, formerly known as Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara (OEF-TS), is the military operation conducted by the United States and partner nations in the Saharan and Sahel regions of Africa, consisting of counterterrorism efforts and policing of arms and drug trafficking across central Africa.
The US military intervention in Niger is the deployment of special operations forces and unmanned aerial vehicles by the United States in support of the Nigerien government and French military in counter-terrorism operations against militant groups in Niger as part of Operation Juniper Shield.
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Jan 17, 2024 · Soldiers assigned to 1-487 FA Target Acquisition Section prepare to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while conducting Operation Juniper Shield. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc.
Jan 11, 2022 · The former Operation Enduring Freedom-Trans Sahara (OEF-TS), now Operation Juniper Shield—whose mandate is to conduct counterterrorism operations and policing drugs and weapon smuggling in the Sahel was approved by the US Congress under the Trans Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership strategy in 2004.
Jul 27, 2023 · The American intervention in Niger is the deployment of special operations forces and unmanned aerial vehicles by the United States in support of the Nigerian government and French military in counter-terrorism operations against militant groups in Niger as part of Operation Juniper Shield.
Aug 11, 2020 · Those troops belonged to Operational Detachment-Alpha Team 3212, an 11-man unit working with a Nigerien force under the umbrella of Juniper Shield. Juniper Shield is the United States’ marquee counterterrorism effort in northwest Africa, involving 11 nations: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria ...
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism ( GWOT ), [2] is a global military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks and is the most recent global conflict spanning multiple wars. The main targets of the campaign are militant Islamist movements like Al-Qaeda, Taliban and their allies.