War in the Sahel

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The War in the Sahel, also known synonymously as the Sahel War is a multi-sided armed conflict that has been ongoing since 2012. In particular, the intensive conflict mainly takes place in the three countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. The conflict is generally seen to have begun during the early stages of the Mali War, which itself was seen as a spillover conflict of the Insurgency in the Maghreb. As Islamist Tuareg rebels overran Mali in 2012, a concurrent insurgency in Nigeria, led by Boko Haram, began to spread to nearby countries. By 2015, the Mali war had spread to Burkina Faso and Niger, which led to heavy fighting and humanitarian crises in both countries. The conflict in Nigeria also reached a climax before a 2015 coalition offensive forced insurgents into remission. By 2019, the effects of the region-wide conflict began to accelerate as popular rage over government ineffectiveness led to a series of coups in Mali, Niger, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Chad and Guinea, which became...

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