<P> In the 1960s and 1970s , Legion regiments had additional roles in sending units as a rapid deployment force to preserve French interests -- in its former African colonies and in other nations as well ; it also returned to its roots of being a unit always ready to be sent to conflict zones around the world . Some notable operations include : the Chadian -- Libyan conflict in 1969 -- 1972 ( the first time that the Legion was sent in operations after the Algerian War ) , 1978 -- 1979 , and 1983 -- 1987 ; Kolwezi in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 1978 . In 1981 , the 1st Foreign Regiment and Foreign Legion regiments partook to the Multinational Force in Lebanon . In 1990 , Foreign Legion regiments were sent to the Persian Gulf and took part in Opération Daguet , part of Division Daguet . Following the Gulf War in the 1990s , the Foreign Legion helped with the evacuation of French citizens and foreigners in Rwanda , Gabon and Zaire . The Foreign Legion was also deployed in Cambodia , Somalia , Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina . In the mid - to late - 1990s , the Foreign Legion was deployed in the Central African Republic , Congo - Brazzaville and in Kosovo . The Foreign Legion also took part in operations in Rwanda in 1990 -- 1994 ; and the Ivory Coast in 2002 to the present . In the 2000s , the Foreign Legion was deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan , Operation Licorne in Ivory Coast , the EUFOR Tchad / RCA in Chad , and Operation Serval in the Northern Mali conflict . </P>
<P> In the 1960s and 1970s , Legion regiments had additional roles in sending units as a rapid deployment force to preserve French interests -- in its former African colonies and in other nations as well ; it also returned to its roots of being a unit always ready to be sent to conflict zones around the world . Some notable operations include : the Chadian -- Libyan conflict in 1969 -- 1972 ( the first time that the Legion was sent in operations after the Algerian War ) , 1978 -- 1979 , and 1983 -- 1987 ; Kolwezi in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 1978 . In 1981 , the 1st Foreign Regiment and Foreign Legion regiments partook to the Multinational Force in Lebanon . In 1990 , Foreign Legion regiments were sent to the Persian Gulf and took part in Opération Daguet , part of Division Daguet . Following the Gulf War in the 1990s , the Foreign Legion helped with the evacuation of French citizens and foreigners in Rwanda , Gabon and Zaire . The Foreign Legion was also deployed in Cambodia , Somalia , Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina . In the mid - to late - 1990s , the Foreign Legion was deployed in the Central African Republic , Congo - Brazzaville and in Kosovo . The Foreign Legion also took part in operations in Rwanda in 1990 -- 1994 ; and the Ivory Coast in 2002 to the present . In the 2000s , the Foreign Legion was deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan , Operation Licorne in Ivory Coast , the EUFOR Tchad / RCA in Chad , and Operation Serval in the Northern Mali conflict . </P>
who do the french foreign legion fight for
who do the french foreign legion fight for
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