The Foreign Legion has always some of its units deployed outside of France. See a list of operations of the French Foreign Legion in June 2013.
MALI
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1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC)
- two squadrons (with AMX 10-RC, the wheeled reconnaissance vehicles)
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1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)
- group of the Operational Specialized Excavation (Fouille Opérationnelle Spécialisée, FOS)
- Demining Operational Team (Equipe Opérationnelle de Déminage, EOD)
- one combat company
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2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI)
- two companies
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2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG)
- team of the Intelligence and offensive action platoon (Section de renseignement et d’intervention offensive, SRIO)
SENEGAL
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2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP)
- an instruction team
IVORY COAST
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1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC)
- one squadron
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1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)
- one company
LEBANON
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1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)
- Minesweeping/Demining instruction team
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)
- one platoon
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2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI)
- one company
COMOROS ISLANDS
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Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM)
- Operational Instruction Detachment (Détachement d’Instruction Opérationnelle, DIO)
FRENCH GUIANA
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1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)
- one company
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2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG)
- one platoon
FRENCH POLYNESIA (Mururoa atoll)
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1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)
- one engineer platoon
Photos credit: Ecpad.fr
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Related posts:
French Foreign Legion Operations – March 2015
French Foreign Legion Operations – December 2013
French Foreign Legion Operations – March 2013
French Foreign Legion Operations – January 2013