Algeria

Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Mauritania are planning to launch a major operation against al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the Sahel region. Algeria has strengthened military ties with Mali and has started shipping supplies for the military.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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