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flag Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger formed a 6,000-member force to fight jihadists, while 12 other West African nations agreed to a 2,000-member regional force, excluding the three Sahel nations.

flag Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have launched a 6,000-member Unified Force under the Alliance of Sahel States to combat jihadist violence with greater military coordination, sovereignty, and domestic funding, avoiding past reliance on Western powers. flag Meanwhile, 12 West African nations within ECOWAS agreed in principle to form a 2,000-strong regional force to address terrorism, transnational crime, and maritime insecurity, with Sierra Leone as a logistical hub, though the three Sahel nations that left ECOWAS are not participating but are being urged to cooperate.

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