What are British forces doing in Mali?
Deployments have seen British personnel work with international allies to try and stabilise the African country.
Deployments have seen British personnel work with international allies to try and stabilise the African country.
The month-long mission was part of the UK's commitment to the UN MINUSMA peacekeeping operation in Mali.
It has been confirmed that the Netherlands' HNLMS Evertsen will join HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group on the deployment.
Three RAF Chinooks are deployed to the West African country on the UK's Operation Newcombe.
The maritime patrol, featuring HMS Lancaster and HMS Westminster, is the first made up of exclusively Joint Expeditionary Force nations.
Personnel from 6 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps completed the final part of their pre-deployment training for the seven-month UN mission.
What will these changes mean for Armed Forces personnel serving abroad?
The aim is to make troops on Op Rescript feel appreciated
The bayonet is described as 'the last seven inches of failed foreign policy'.
It is only put into force once the UK's terror threat level reaches the highest point.
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The Fusiliers are having to undergo a period of quarantine at RAF Wittering before flying out to the country for Operation Toral.
Op Toral is the UK's contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan - providing force protection to advisors and training Afghan forces.
The UK reservists have spent the last six months in the eastern Mediterranean acting as United Nations peacekeepers.
The vessel was part of the NATO group to recently escort nine Russian warships near UK waters.
Royal Air Force personnel and Chinook helicopters have been working alongside French forces in Mali since 2018.