SOF Week 2023: Commander, Special Operations Command - Korea interview
The Commander of Special Operations Command - Korea provides an update at SOF Week 2023.
SOF from Ivory Coast mount a mock assault on the ‘hotel’ at the AILCT. (Photo: JM Tanguy)
Western African countries are threatened by jihadist terrorist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and Islamic State — both of which operate in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — as well as Boko Haram in Chad, Niger, Nigeria and neighbouring countries.
As an ex-colonial power with interests in the region, France has decided to help African countries against the jihadist threat by establishing a training centre in Jacqueville near Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The second phase of the Academy Internationale de Lutte Contre le Terrorisme (AILCT) is due to open in 2022 as the largest facility of its kind in Africa for
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The Commander of Special Operations Command - Korea provides an update at SOF Week 2023.
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