US EditionNiger, Mali and Burkina Faso to form joint force to fight jihadists
- The ruling juntas of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have formed a joint security force to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region countries.
- The effectiveness of the joint force will depend on external support, with doubts surrounding the capacity of the fragile regimes to work together.
- The three countries have severed military ties with neighbors and European nations, choosing to form a security alliance and collaborate with Russia.
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Regularly hit by groups of Islamist insurgents who control part of their territories, the three Sahel junctions promise to "combine the efforts" of their armies.
Three military regimes in the Sahel: in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have decided to form a military alliance to fight against jihadists who, after the "Arab Spring" in Libya 2011, widely operate in that part of Africa, agencies from the Maghreb report.
Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso to set up anti-terrorist force - Daily Trust
The military-ruled West African states of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso plan to set up a joint force to fight Islamist terrorist groups. The force should be “ready for action as soon as possible,” Niger’s Chief of Staff, Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou said during a televised address on Wednesday night. The aim was to work together “to overcome the security challenges facing the three countries,” the general said. Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso formed …
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