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Opération Chammal
Opération ''Chammal'' is a French military operation in Iraq and Syria launched to help curtail the expansion of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and to support the Iraqi Army. Its name comes from the Shamal (''Chammal'' in French), a northwesterly wind that blows over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states. Airstrikes in Iraq began on 19 September 2014 and airstrikes in Syria by the end of September 2015. The French operation was at first limited to airstrikes and French president François Hollande had stated no ground troops would be deployed in the conflict. Additionally, the French frigate joined the United States Navy's Commander Task Force 50 (CTF 50) as an escort. On 14 November 2015, ISIS claimed that the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris the previous day were retaliation for Opération Chammal. In response, France decided to expand the scope of its operations against the Islamist group, leading to significant assets being deployed. Background On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Military Intervention Against ISIL
Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State, in both the Syrian civil war and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 Northern Iraq offensives, universally condemned executions, human rights abuses and the fear of further spillovers of the Syrian civil war. In later years, there were also minor interventions by some states against IS-affiliated groups in Nigeria and Libya. All these efforts significantly degraded the Islamic State's capabilities by around 2019–2020. While moderate fighting continues in Syria, as of , IS has been contained to a small area and force capability. In mid-June 2014, Iran, according to American and British information, started flying drones over Iraq, and, according to Reuters, Iranian soldiers were in Iraq fighting IS. Simultaneously, the United States ordered a small number of troops to Iraq and started flying crewed aircraft over Iraq. In July 2014, according to the International Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Fekl
Matthias Fekl (; born 4 October 1977) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party who served as Minister of the Interior (France), Minister of the Interior in the Cazeneuve government, government of Prime Minister of France, Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve in 2017. Fekl was first elected to the National Assembly (France), National Assembly in the Lot-et-Garonne's 2nd constituency, second constituency of Lot-et-Garonne in 2012 French legislative election, 2012, retaining his seat until 2014, when he became Secretary of state, Secretary of State for Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France), Foreign Trade, Tourism and French citizens abroad. In 2017, he briefly returned to Parliament for the remainder of his term. Since 2019, he has been serving as president of the Association of French Breweries. Early life and education Fekl was born on 4 October 1977 in Frankfurt, West Germany. His father is a German university professor and his mother is a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Vandier
Pierre Vandier (; born 26 October 1967) is a French naval officer who served as Chief of Staff of the French Navy, Chief of Staff of the French Navy. He served as the Chief of Staff of the French Navy, Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2023, after having been head of the military cabinet of the French Minister of the Armed Forces (France), Minister of the Armed Forces from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2020, and commanding officer of the aircraft carrier French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, Charles de Gaulle from 2013 to 2015. Biography Early life and education Pierre Vandier’s great-grandfather, Benjamin Vandier (1835-1878), was a naval officer, member of parliament and finally senator for Vendée. His great-uncle, also named Pierre Vandier and a naval officer (1873-1922), was the inventor of the “convoy doctrine” which reduced the losses caused by submarines during the World War I, First World War. His father was a general officer in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Prazuck
Christophe Prazuck (born 11 October 1960) is a French naval officer. He was promoted to amiral and appointed the Chief of Staff of the French Navy on 13 July 2016. Early life and first assignments The son of Amiral Stéphane Prazuck, Christophe Prazuck entered to the École Navale () in September 1979. After the application school on the ''Jeanne d'Arc'', he was assigned from 1982 to 1984 on the patroller ''Altaïr'' then on the Amphibious disembarking transport ship ''Champlain'', based at the Réunion. He remained primarily in the zone around the Indian Ocean until his next posting as second commanding officer of the patroller ''Épée'' in Mayotte.Biographie du vice amiral d'escadre Prazuck on site of the ''ministère de la Défense'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Rogel
Bernard Rogel (born 5 January 1956) is a French admiral, Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic, and former Chief of Staff of the French Navy, a post which he took up on 12 September 2011 until 13 July 2016. Early life and career Bernard Rogel entered to the École navale () in 1976. He was first assigned to serve on List of submarines of France, nuclear attack submarines and List of submarines of France, nuclear ballistic missile submarines; in 1989, he obtained his Atomic brevet. Naval career Commandments Rogel assumed commandment of the Submarine forces (France), nuclear attack submarine ''French submarine Casabianca (S603), Casabianca'' and ''French submarine Saphir (S602), Saphir'' from 1990 to 1992. He became the drill officer in charge of executive instructions and tactical maneuvering at the corps of the Submarine forces (France), Submarine Squadron of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, with the particular responsibility of training and qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Bosser (army General)
Jean-Pierre Bosser (born 14 November 1959) is a French Army General. He was Chief of Staff of the French Army from 1 September 2014 to 31 July 2019. Military career Student of the Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr, then the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (promotion Général Lasalle 1979-1981), he chose then the infantry application school at Montpellier.Biographie du général d’armée Jean-Pierre Bosser ''Ministère de la Défense'', 10 September 2014. He served in the 8e RPIMa at Castres on three different occasions, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Lecointre
François Gérard Marie Lecointre (; born 6 February 1962) is a French Army general (France), army general who has served as Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Legion of Honour since 1 February 2023. He previously served as Chief of the Defence Staff (France), Chief of the Defence Staff between 2017 and 2021.Government of the French Republic (23 January 2023). . Retrieved 23 January 2023. The son of a naval officer, Lecointre joined the French Army in 1984. As a Ranks in the French Army, captain, with Ranks in the French Army, Lieutenant Bruno Heluin (platoon leader) as the company commanding officer, he led an assault at the Battle of Vrbanja Bridge in 1995 that was the latest fixed bayonet Charge (warfare), charge of the French Armed Forces. Biography François Lecointre was born on 6 February 1962 in Cherbourg into a military family. His father, Yves Urbain Marie Lecointre (5 April 1932 – 17 July 1985), was a French French Navy, naval Ranks in the Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre De Villiers
Pierre François Marie Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon (born 26 July 1956) known as Pierre de Villiers is a retired Army General of the French Army, and a former Chief of the Defence Staff. Following a disagreement with President Emmanuel Macron, who is ''ex-officio'' Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, he tendered his resignation on 19 July 2017. Biography House Le Jolie de Villiers Pierre Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon is a member of the House of Le Jolis de Villiers () established in the 16th century. His brother is the French politician Philippe de Villiers. Early military career 20th century After two years of preparatory corniche () at Prytanée National Militaire, Pierre Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon was admitted to the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1975, promotion « Captain Henri Guilleminot » (). He entered at the end of his scholarity the Armoured Cavalry Arm and joined the Saumur Cavalry School within his specialty, promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Parly
Florence Parly (; born 8 May 1963) is a French politician who served as Minister of the Armed Forces (France), Minister of the Armed Forces under President of the French Republic, President Emmanuel Macron from 2017 to 2022. A former member of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party (PS), she previously served as List of Budget Ministers of France, Secretary of State for the Budget from 2000 to 2002 under President Jacques Chirac. Career An alumna of Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration, Parly was appointed List of Budget Ministers of France, Secretary of State for the Budget on 3 January 2000 in the government of Prime Minister of France, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. In office until 6 May 2002, she seconded Christian Sautter, then Laurent Fabius at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (France), Ministry of Finance. After briefly serving as a member of the Burgundy Regional council (France), Regional Council from 2004 to 2006, Parly worked at Air France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie Goulard
Sylvie Goulard (; born 6 December 1964) is a French politician and civil servant who served as Deputy Governor of the Banque de France from 2018 to 2022. Prior to this, Goulard briefly served as Minister of the Armed Forces from 17 May to 21 June 2017 in the First Philippe government. A native of Marseille, Goulard served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for West France from 2009 until 2014. She was reelected in the 2014 election for South-East France. As an MEP she was a member of the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs and an ALDE group coordinator, as well as a substitute member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development between 2009 and 2014 and Committee on Constitutional Affairs between 2014 and 2017. In 2010 she participated in the creation of the Euro-federalist interparliamentarian Spinelli Group. She served as a foreign affairs advisor; Goulard also is a former president of the Mouvement européen-France, the oldest pluralist associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Yves Le Drian
Jean-Yves Le Drian (; born 30 June 1947) is a French politician who served as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs in the governments of Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex (2017–2022) and as Minister of Defence under President François Hollande (2012–2017). A former member of the Socialist Party, he had been an Independent from 2018 before founding Territories of Progress in 2020. Family and education Jean-Yves Le Drian was born in Lorient to working-class parents, Jean and Louisette, who were active members of the Young Christian Workers (''Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne'', JOC). He completed his studies at the University of Rennes 2, where he was an activist for the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France (UNEF). First interested by the Breton Democratic Union (UDB) in the early 1970s, he joined the Socialist Party (PS) in May 1974. Political career Early functions In 1977, he assumed the position of Deputy Mayor of Lorient; one year later, at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Attal
Gabriel Nissim Attal de Couriss (; born 16 March 1989) is a French politician who was the prime minister of France from January to September 2024. He was the youngest and the first openly Gay man, gay prime minister in French history. A member of the Renaissance (French political party), Renaissance party, he previously served in the French Parliament and in various Council of Ministers of France, ministerial positions. Following his election to the National Assembly (France), National Assembly in the 2017 French legislative election, Attal became the junior minister to the minister of Ministry of National Education (France), national education and youth in 2018, which made him the youngest person to serve in the Government of France since the establishment of the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic. He later served as the Spokesperson of the Government of France, spokesperson of the government in 2020; the Ministry of Public Action and Accounts, minister of public action and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
