KnowraOperation ServalLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Operation Serval, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 3Related 6French ArmyBroader topic: It demonstrated rapid French Army deployment in a major Sahel operation.MaliRelated: It shaped Mali’s security environment and the international response to the 2012 crisis.French Foreign LegionRelated: Legion units took part in a modern French expeditionary campaign in the Sahel.Timbuktu manuscriptsRelated: The intervention altered the immediate security context for manuscript preservation in Timbuktu.Al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebRelated: It disrupted AQIM’s territorial control and altered the group’s operating environment in Mali.Mali WarBroader topic: It halted the insurgents’ advance toward southern Mali and retook major northern towns.Operation BarkhaneRelated: Barkhane followed Serval and expanded French operations from Mali across the Sahel.Dassault RafaleBroader topic: Rafales deployed from France to conduct long-range strikes in its opening phase.Insurgency in the MaghrebRelated: It reversed militant territorial gains but began a long foreign military presence.