French Army

In a first, Republic Day celebrations to get a French salute in Delhi

French soldiers will march down the Rajpath on Republic Day along with Indian troops in the presence of President Francois Hollande.

French troops now in control of airport in northern Mali

French army Col Thierry Burkhard said the airport was taken overnight and described the operation in Kidal itself as "ongoing."

French army advances towards Diabaly, a key Mali town

Diabaly, a small bucolic town in central Mali, has become the scene of the first major battle in the war to retake northern Mali from bearded fighters who have occupied the region for nine months.

French medics to set up mobile hospice for Syria refugees

A team of French military doctors headed to the Syria-Jordan border on Thursday to set up a mobile hospital to treat refugees fleeing Syrian violence by the thousands.