Notable Operations and Deployments Flashcards

What was the FFL's role in the 1991 Gulf War (Operation Daguet)?

Answer: Provided the French armored division's rapid left-flank advance into Iraq

During Operation Daguet, the FFL's 1er REC formed part of the French armored division that conducted a rapid flank advance into southern Iraq.

In which Balkan country did the FFL deploy during the 1990s conflicts?

Answer: Bosnia and Herzegovina (and later Kosovo)

FFL units deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s as part of UNPROFOR and IFOR/SFOR peacekeeping missions during the Yugoslav Wars.

What was the significance of the FFL's deployment to Afghanistan post-2001?

Answer: FFL units served in ISAF conducting combat operations in RC-Capital and RC-East

FFL units served in the NATO-led ISAF mission in Afghanistan, conducting combat patrols and counterinsurgency operations in multiple regional commands.

During the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962), what controversial tactics were associated with FFL units?

Answer: Counter-guerrilla operations including controversial interrogation methods

During the Algerian War, FFL and other French military units conducted counter-guerrilla operations that were later associated with controversial interrogation practices.

What was Operation Épervier and where did it take place?

Answer: French military presence in Chad from 1986 onward to deter Libyan aggression

Operation Épervier was a long-running French military deployment in Chad beginning in 1986, countering Libyan military incursions, with FFL units forming a key component.

In which year did the FFL participate in France's intervention in the Central African Republic as part of Operation Sangaris?

Answer: 2013

Operation Sangaris began in December 2013, with FFL units among French forces deployed to the Central African Republic to stop sectarian violence.