Wednesday, February 10, 2016

US Military Seeks to Prepare Africa for Shifting Terror Threat

US Military Seeks to Prepare Africa for Shifting Terror Threat: "THIES, SENEGAL—
African forces began a U.S.-led counter-terrorism training program Monday in Senegal, amid what a U.S. commander said were rising signs of collaboration between Islamist militant groups across north Africa and the Sahel.

The annual "Flintlock" exercises started only weeks after an attack in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou left 30 people dead. The assault on a hotel used by foreigners raised concerns that militants were expanding from a stronghold in north Mali toward stable, Western allies like Senegal."



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