![Malian soldiers, part of the five-nation G5 Sahel military force, patrol in central Mali in November 2017. The 5,000-member force will comprise two battalions each from Mali and Niger and one each from Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania.](/sites/default/files/multimedia_images_2017/201712africa_mali_g5sahel.jpg)
Malian soldiers, part of the five-nation G5 Sahel military force, patrol in central Mali in November 2017. The 5,000-member force will comprise two battalions each from Mali and Niger and one each from Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania.
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