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 military force of 5,000 personnel to combat rising extremist violence in the Sahel region, according to Niger's Defense Minister Salifou Mody.
- The joint force aims to enhance regional collaboration and has already conducted preliminary operations, as stated by Salifou Mody.
- Over 3,470 people have been killed and 2.6 million displaced in the Sahel region in the last six months, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
- The creation of this force signals a shift towards greater regional autonomy and aims to reduce reliance on external security actors, as noted by analysts.
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