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West Africa in the Crosshairs of AQIM and ISIS

Troops provide security after militants led an attack on a hotel and a cafe popular with foreigners, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Jan. 18, 2016 (AP photo by Theo Renaut).
Troops provide security after militants led an attack on a hotel and a cafe popular with foreigners, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Jan. 18, 2016 (AP photo by Theo Renaut).
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