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How a cattle herder in Niger became leader of an Islamic State militia that killed 4 U.S. soldiersBy Reuters On 11/12/17 at 12:47 PMWhen Doundou Chefou first took up arms as a youth a decade ago, it was for the same reason as many other ethnic Fulani herders along the Niger-Mali border: to protect his livestock. He had nothing against the Republic of Niger, let alone the United States of America. His quarrel was with rival Tuareg cattle raiders. Yet on October 4 this year, he led dozens of militants allied to Islamic State in a deadly assault against allied U.S.-Niger forces, killing four soldiers from each nation and demonstrating how dangerous the West’s mission in the Sahel has become. Continued at: http://www.newsweek.com/how-cattle-herder-niger-became-leader-islamic-state-militia-killed-4-us-708996
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