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Africa: The Quiet U.S. Front in the War on Terrorism
Sep 23, 2004 | 23:57 GMT
Summary
U.S. military forces are in Niger to create a crack Nigerien counterterrorism force to root out and kill al Qaeda-linked militants. Though the war on terrorism is highly visible in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has taken a different approach in Africa — one in which Washington wins the battle before it reaches the headlines.
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