US weighs sending drones, advisers to Burkina Faso after terror uptick

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The US is considering sending additional military advisers as well as intelligence and surveillance assets such as drones to Burkina Faso, as it faces a growing terrorist threat

"We are conducting an assessment," Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, the head of US Special Operations Command Africa, told CNN on Monday on the sidelines of a major military exercise in the country.He said the assessment was part of the ongoing Flintlock military exercise, which involves some 2,000 troops from African and Western militaries, in the country.

"We need equipment, military intelligence equipment," Col. K. Coulibaly, a Burkinabe officer, told CNN, saying such equipment would make it easier to track terrorists who often cross back and forth over the country's borders with Mali and Niger.Asked if the US would send additional forces to help the country fend off the increase in violence, Col.

The number of violent incidents in the country linked to the local affiliates of al Qaeda and ISIS rose from 24 in 2017 to 136 in 2018, according to a report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies. At the time of that announcement there were about 7,200 Department of Defense personnel assigned to Africa Command.

And while the number of troops in the region may fall, the US has sought to step up its security assistance to Burkina Faso.

 

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Time to check the mineral resources of Burkina Faso, must be valuable!

Fuel or Terrorists?

Answer lies in the news.... modest investments...said by US

Gee, I thought the next round of the Endless War Game was to be held in Venezuela, at least that's what Marco Rubio thinks.

Fun Fact: Burkina Faso requires ID to vote. USA not so much.

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