West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
- Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have formed a joint force to combat rising extremist violence in the Sahel region, according to Niger's Defense Minister Salifou Mody.
- The new force will consist of 5,000 personnel and will include air, land, and intelligence resources, as stated by Salifou Mody.
- Over 3,470 people have died from violence in the region in the last six months, with 2.6 million displaced, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
- The juntas in these countries have distanced themselves from France and formed the Alliance of Sahel States after military coups between 2020 and 2023.
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