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The Sahel’s Terror Surge Signals a New Front in Global Security

The Sahel’s Terror Surge Signals a New Front in Global Security

DEEP DIVE — On the night of June 20, 2025, the Nigerien village of Manda became the stage for one of the deadliest massacres in the Sahel in recent [...] More

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U.S. Follows Forever War to Niger

Niger gained the attention of the American public when four U.S. troops were killed there in an ambush on Oct.4, highlighting the expansion of U.S. [...] More

ISIS Eyes Sahel As Next Safe Haven

ISIS Eyes Sahel As Next Safe Haven

ISIS has lost approximately 95 percent of the territory it once controlled across Syria and Iraq. The group may now set its sights on establishing [...] More

<p>UN Troops in Mali</p>

African Joint Force to “Bring the Fight & Terror” to Militants

Five African nations who formed a new counterterrorism force conducted their first joint operation this week in the tri-border area between Mali, [...] More

Decoding the U.S. Mission in Niger

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford said in a news conference on Tuesday he wants to wait for the results of the full [...] More

<p>Senator John McCain</p>

McCain Pushes for Answers on Deadly Niger Ambush

As questions swirl around what happened during the ambush in southwestern Niger earlier this month that left four American service men dead and two [...] More