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UNITED STATES SAHEL Defence Issue dated 26/01/2021

Barbaricum and Yorktown prepare US special forces for their Sahel deployment

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

SAHEL

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position. In an attempt to stem the flow of jihadist propaganda which now risks overflowing into the coastal states, a number of security operations have been launched, among them Operation Barkhane, the G5 Sahel joint force, MINUSMA, and the Coalition for the Sahel. [...]

Defence service providers Barbaricum and Yorktown will help acclimatise US special forces before they head to the Sahel. [...] (243 words)

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