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The Italian Military Support Base in Djibouti, established in 2013 through a bilateral agreement, is involved in counter-terrorism and maritime operations. Its primary functions include monitoring commercial traffic and addressing piracy in the Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean.
The Djibouti Armed Forces (DJAF; French: Force Armée Djiboutienne FAD, Arabic: الجيش الجيبوتي, romanized: aljaysh aljibutiu, Somali: Ciidanka Dalka Jabuuti) are the military forces of Djibouti. They consist of the Djiboutian National Army and its sub-branches the Djiboutian Air Force and Djiboutian Navy.
The French Navy deploys a CTM landing craft in Djibouti. [11] [12] It also has deployed special forces for training and for combating piracy around the Horn of Africa. Two Engins de Débarquement Amphibie – Standards (EDA-S) landing craft are to be delivered to naval forces based in Djibouti by 2025. The landing craft are to replace the CTM ...
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The base is used to support military operations against Boko Haram. [100] Approximately 200 personnel work at the site. Djibouti: Camp Lemonnier, CSL Chabelley: Camp Lemonnier is the largest U.S. base in Africa with more than 4,000 military personnel. [101] Kenya: Camp Simba: Second largest U.S. base in Africa.
This was reportedly so that Japan could more easily rescue Japanese citizens in Africa. [21] From September 25 to October 2, 2017, the SDF conducted a drill in Djibouti to practice rescuing Japanese nationals. [22] In November 2017, a C-2 of the 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron deployed to the base for the first time. [23]
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The Russian paramilitary Wagner Group also maintains a presence in Djibouti, further straining relations with the United States, which maintains its own military base Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. [6] As part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative , most of the grain being exported by Ukraine in agreement with Russia was sent to Djibouti to be ...