From Wednesday 31 March to Friday 2 April 2021, Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar visited Mali, where Czech soldiers are serving in the EUTM Mali training mission and, since the beginning of the year, also in the Takuba task force under French Operation Barkhane.
At the beginning of May, the Government approved proposal for the use of forces and resources of the Ministry of Defense in foreign operations in 2021 and 2022 with a view to 2023. The current mandate approved by the Czech Parliament for 2019-20 expires on 31st December 2020. The new mandate has already been supported by the Committee …
The Government of the Czech Republic approved a proposal for the Czech Armed Forces to be deployed in the fight against terrorism in Mali, Niger and Chad. “The proposal will now be submitted to the Parliament of the Czech Republic. If it is approved, we will have a mandate to engage in Operation Barkhane with a maximum of 60 persons …
In accordance with international commitments, the number of Czech soldiers in training units in Iraq was increased within the OIR and the NMI missions. For this reason, it was necessary to take action and in the second half of 2018 the ACR Task Force Iraq was created. The Czech Army's Task Force Iraq logistically and administratively …