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Troops at a military centre in Mali during a visit by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Photograph: The Defence Forces
Militants attack EU military centre where Irish personnel based

A European Union military training centre in Mali, where 11 Defence Force personnel are working, remainson high alert after a weekend attack from what(...)

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Defence Forces Chief of Staff, Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett, and trainer Sgt John Maloney watch local soldiers undergo training manoeuvre at a training camp in Mali. Photograph: Harry McGee
Irish forces offer guidance in efforts for peace in Mali

It is a ghost village, with four rows of concrete houses stretching along a long empty street. The population all left some years ago for some reasons(...)

Minister of State Fergus O'Dowd said Irish personnel would not be involved in combat operations. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Irish Defence Forces personnel for Mali

Irish Defence Forces personnel will depart for Mali next week as part of an EU military training mission in the west African country. The(...)