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4 Saharan countries set up joint military base Associated Press ALGIERS, ALGERIA ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Four countries in the Sahara desert opened a joint military headquarters Wednesday in an unusual, united effort to combat al-Qaida-linked terrorism and trafficking in nor...
PRINTEMAILSHARE RECOMMEND (0) ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Four countries in the Sahara desert opened a joint military headquarters Wednesday in an unusual, united effort to combat al-Qaida-linked terrorism and trafficking in northwest Africa.
The new command and control center is in the Algerian city of Tamanrasset, about 2,800 kilometers (1,740 miles) south of the nation's capital deep in the desert, the Algerian army chief of staff said in a statement.
The four countries directing the operation are Algeria, Mauritania, Mali and Niger, which share porous borders across the Sahara, the world's largest desert.
The U.S. army says it will conduct large-scale training exercises with the military in Mali, Mauritania and other countries next month in the desert.
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