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Posted: 2016-01-02T15:35:06Z | Updated: 2017-01-17T00:42:15Z Western Forces Try To Stem Jihadist Advances In Africa | HuffPost

Western Forces Try To Stem Jihadist Advances In Africa

Western Forces Try To Stem Jihadist Advances In Africa
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French soldiers man a checkpoint at the French controlled area of the Bamako airport.
Reuters

SAHARA DESERT, Niger — A group of light armored vehicles skated over the moonscape of the Sahara, part of one of the largest detachments the French military has deployed here since colonial times.

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