French special forces provided support to Beninese troops who put down an attempted coup at the weekend, the head of the country's republican guard told AFP on Wednesday.

“In difficult and often dangerous missions, the pilots of…the 4th RHFS never leave without a real arsenal…an HK automatic pistol and an HK MP7 submachine gun…carrying magazines and grenades…Two ...

What Le Monde called "France's secret war in Libya" involved occasional targeted strikes against leaders of the ultra-radical Islamist group, prepared by discreet action on the ground, to try to slow ...

FILE - Ivorian special forces soldiers conduct an urban reconnaissance exercise under the supervision of French special forces during the annual US. Military led counterterrorism training known as ...