Secondly, this operation continues, this military operation continues.

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France launched a military operation this month after the Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south.

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France - the former colonial power in Mali - launched a military operation this month after Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south.

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Because of this transition to a broader, NATO-based coalition, the risk and cost of this operation -- to our military and to American taxpayers -- will be reduced significantly.

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This operation comes as the U.S. military is contemplating adding three brigades to the war effort in Afghanistan.

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Can we then infer that this was a covert CIA operation without U.S. military involvement?

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According to Bhagwat, the three wings of the Indian military launched a joint operation in February last year to stop this smuggling.

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"This operation was conducted following a tip-off from our intelligence, " military spokesman Iliyasu Abbah said, quoted by Reuters news agency.

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Earlier this month, a handful of European Union defense ministers agreed to accelerate an EU military naval operation to fight piracy off Somalia's coast.

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"The operation has been a a success, this important area was taken without firing a shot, " military police Col Frederico Caldas told Brazil's Globo TV.

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