At the Zagreb military camp in Burkina Faso, US Special Operations forces are sharpening over 20 African armies in the art of countering extremist organizations. Despite the armies coming from so many diverse countries, they show off cooperation in small unit tactics and intelligence sharing.
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| Hosted this year by Burkina Faso, Flintlock 2019 brings together troops from the G5 Sahel - Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Chad - as well as other African countries (Picture source: U.S. Army/DVIDS) |