Operation Sangaris | |||||||
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Part of the Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present) | |||||||
French troops positioned in Bangui on 22 December 2013. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
Anti-balaka | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Commandant:
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Strength | |||||||
2,000 men[2] (up from an initial 1,600)[3] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed | Unknown |
Operation Sangaris was a military intervention of the French military in the Central African Republic, from late 2013 till 2016. It was the seventh French military intervention there since the independence of the country in 1960.[4] On 30 October 2016, France announced it officially ended Operation Sangaris.[5]