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Significance
The deployment of the UK troops comes at a time when jihadists attacks are intensifying across the Sahel amid an escalating internecine conflict between the al-Qaida-affiliated Group for Supporting Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS).
Impacts
Mali’s coup is likely to distract the military leadership away from its core mandate to improve national security.
The G5 Sahel Joint Force may continue to struggle to curb jihadist cross-border operations.
The deployment of UK troops underscores the still strong commitment of Western governments to improving the security situation in the Sahel.
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