Back Operación Libertad Duradera-Trans Sahara Spanish Opération Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara French Հարատև ազատություն գործողություն՝ Արևմտյան Սահարա Armenian Operazione Libertà Duratura - Trans Sahara Italian トランス・サハラにおける不朽の自由作戦 Japanese 주니퍼 실드 작전 Korean Operação Liberdade Duradoura - Trans Saara Portuguese Операция «Можжевеловый щит» Russian Операція «Нескорена свобода» — Західна Сахара Ukrainian

Operation Juniper Shield

Operation Juniper Shield[13]
Part of the Global War on Terrorism (Islamist insurgency in the Sahel)
A United States special forces NCO watches weapons marksmanship training for a member of a Malian counter-terrorism unit in December 2010.
A United States special forces NCO watches weapons marksmanship training for a member of a Malian counter-terrorism unit in December 2010.[14]
Date6 February 2007 – ongoing
(18 years, 3 months and 2 weeks)
Location
Sahara Desert and North Africa, West Africa
Result Ongoing
Belligerents

 Algeria
 Morocco
Mauritania Mauritania
Tunisia Tunisia
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
 Chad
 Mali
 Niger
Nigeria Nigeria
 Senegal
Cameroon Cameroon
Togo Togo
Ghana Ghana
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
Benin Benin
Cape Verde Cape Verde
The Gambia Gambia
Guinea Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Liberia Liberia
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Supported and trained By:
Commanders and leaders
Former
 Abdelmalek Droukdel †
Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi[15]
Mokhtar Belmokhtar †[16]
Tiyib Ould Sidi Ali †[17]
Athmane Touati Surrendered[18]
Winan Bin Yousef (POW)[19]
Strength
1,325+ American advisors & trainers;[3][20]
900 Moroccans;[20]
400 Malians;[3]
250 Algerians;
200 Chadians;
<1,000 Mauritanians;[21]
25 Senegalese medical doctors		 AQIM: 400-4,000[22]
Tuaregs: ~1,000[23]
Boko Haram: 300–2,000+[24]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Causes: September 11 attacks and 2003 Casablanca bombings

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. It is part of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The other OEF mission in Africa is Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa (OEF-HOA).

Congress approved $500 million for the Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative (TSCTI) over six years to support countries involved in counterterrorism against alleged threats of al-Qaeda operating in African countries, primarily Algeria, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Nigeria, and Morocco.[25] This program builds upon the former Pan Sahel Initiative (PSI), which concluded in December 2004[26] and focused on weapon and drug trafficking, as well as counterterrorism.[27] TSCTI has both military and non-military components to it. OEF-TS is the military component of the program. Civil affairs elements include USAID educational efforts, airport security, Department of the Treasury, and State Department efforts.[28]

Canada deployed teams of less than 15 CSOR members to Mali throughout 2011 to help combat militants in the Sahara.[2] Although the special forces will not engage in combat, they will train the Malian military in basic soldiering. Areas include communications, planning, first aid, and providing aid to the general populace.[2]

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  19. ^ "Niger Militant with ties to killers of French engineer arrested". ADN Kronos. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  20. ^ a b "U.S., Morocco Plans Fifth "African Lion" Exercise". World Tribune. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  21. ^ "Al Qaeda retreats from West Mali Camps-Military Sources". Reuters Africa. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Mauritania Killings May be New Qaeda Chapter". Reuters. 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Tuaregs Use Qaddafi's Arms for Rebellion in Mali". The New York Times. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  24. ^ "5 Facts About Boko Haram". 24/7 Nigeria news update. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  25. ^ "US to get Africa command centre". BBC News. 6 February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  26. ^ "EUCOM: Operations and Initiatives". EUCOM. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2007.
  27. ^ "Pan Sahel Initiative (PSI)". Global Security. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2007.
  28. ^ "Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara (OEF-TS)". Global Security. Archived from the original on 15 February 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2007.

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