Operation Barkhane rebellion against the central Malian government was exploited by Islamist groups who gained control over the northern half of the country. In response, France launched a military operation in January 2013 to stop the Islamist offensive from toppling the Malian government and to re-capture Northern Mali. The operation, codenamed Operation Serval, ended in the complete re-capture of all Islamist held territory by the operations conclusion on the 15 July 2014. Following the end of Operation Serval, France recognised the need to provide stability in the wider Sahel region by helping the region's various governments combat terrorism. The French defense minister,
German intervention against ISIL "Augsburg" joined the naval task force of French carrier "Charles de Gaulle". The Bremen-class frigate F213 "Augsburg" from the German Navy was part of the French aircraft carrier 's task force. German intervention against ISIL The German intervention against ISIL was authorized on 4 December 2015. The involvement of the country in the Syrian Civil War and the Iraqi Civil War began with the Bundeswehr mission in Syria and Iraq (codenamed Operation Counter Daesh, under the aegis of "Operation Inherent Resolve") to combat the terrorist organization ISIL. The mission was primarily created as a reaction to the November 2015 Paris