Category: Fight against extremism and terrorism
Rethinking military strategy in the Sahel: the case for counterinsurgency
Mauritanian Civil Military Cooperation Teams distributing supplies to a local school during Flintlock near Kaedi, Mauritania. (Source: U.S. AFRICOM/Spc. Brunschmid) The Sahel region of Africa is facing an unprecedented surge in militant Islamist violence, with attacks increasing by 140% since 2020. Despite years of international support and counterterrorism operations, governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and […]