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March 8, 2024

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Team Up for Security Force Days After 170 People Killed in Burkina Faso
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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are launching a joint security force to
combat rising extremist violence. The three nations had already formed a
security alliance after severing military ties with their former
colonizer France since military juntas took over following a series of
recent coups in the Sahel region.

This comes days after a public prosecutor in Burkina Faso said at least
170 people were executed in three separate attacks in the northern
Yatenga province. Violence carried out by militants linked to al-Qaeda
and the Islamic State has been on the rise, forcing millions in Burkina
Faso to flee their homes.


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