Too Many Generals, Not Enough Troops or Cash to Catch Terrorists in Sahel

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Too Many Generals, Not Enough Troops or Cash to Catch Terrorists in Sahel
December 20, 2017 | Kimberly Dozier



A crisscrossing patchwork of African joint security forces have marshalled in North Africa to stamp out terrorism on the continent, with particular focus on the long and remote borders of the Sahel. But their small size, lack of funds, unclear authorities and competing lines of leadership are more likely to produce confusion than coalesce into an effective blanket of security capable of blocking traffic by vicious and nimble militant groups, and the criminal networks that supply them and profit from the instability they bring.

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