FFL Notable Operations and Deployments 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What was the FFL's role in the 1991 Gulf War (Operation Daguet)?
- Provided the French armored division's rapid left-flank advance into Iraq (Correct answer)
- Guarded Kuwaiti oil fields
- Conducted naval operations only
- Provided logistical support at a rear base
Correct 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.
Question 2: In which Balkan country did the FFL deploy during the 1990s conflicts?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (and later Kosovo) (Correct answer)
- Albania
- Romania
- Bulgaria
Correct 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.
Question 3: What was the significance of the FFL's deployment to Afghanistan post-2001?
- FFL units served in ISAF conducting combat operations in RC-Capital and RC-East (Correct answer)
- The FFL was never deployed to Afghanistan
- They only provided training support, not combat
- They guarded Kabul airport exclusively
Correct 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.
Question 4: During the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962), what controversial tactics were associated with FFL units?
- Counter-guerrilla operations including controversial interrogation methods (Correct answer)
- Purely defensive base security
- Diplomatic negotiations
- Naval blockades only
Correct 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.
Question 5: What was Operation Épervier and where did it take place?
- French military presence in Chad from 1986 onward to deter Libyan aggression (Correct answer)
- Operation in Lebanon
- Senegal coastal patrol mission
- Anti-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean
Correct 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.
Question 6: In which year did the FFL participate in France's intervention in the Central African Republic as part of Operation Sangaris?
- 2013 (Correct answer)
- 2001
- 2008
- 2017
Correct answer: 2013
Operation Sangaris began in December 2013, with FFL units among French forces deployed to the Central African Republic to stop sectarian violence.
FFL Notable Operations and Deployments 2
What was the FFL's role in the 1991 Gulf War (Operation Daguet)?