The countries of the Sahel make a military seizure of Niger
The five countries of the Sahel region are carrying out a military operation in the west of Niger, which is the first time that such an operation has been carried out in an area affected by the chaos of extremist groups.
The five countries of the Sahel region are carrying out a military operation in the west of Niger, which is the first time that such an operation has been carried out in an area affected by the chaos of extremist groups.
The Sahel region has been surrounded for many years by rebels with ties to rebel groups. The Ministry of Defense of Niger has said that the five countries which are Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Niger and Togo since Monday last week have been conducting major national exercises in a special military training center in Tillia .
The exercises include military tactics and programs aimed at strengthening the relationship between the army and the citizens of war-torn areas. The operation, which is expected to be completed on June 3, marks the first joint military operation between the five countries .
Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali expelled French troops, the former colonial ruler, and are turning to Russia for help .
Armed groups linked to the terrorist network of al Qaida and the Daesh group have been carrying out attacks and raising the situation in the Sahel areas of Africa; attacks that have led to the killing of thousands of people and caused millions of others to become refugees .
This is happening in a situation where the International Rescue Committee (IRC) recently announced that the number of people suffering from a "major" lack of food in the three countries of the Sahel region has reached 7.5 million .
