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West's dilemmas on fighting jihadists

Posted by: The Conversation Global

Date: Thursday, 16 January 2020

 

Editor's note

Western countries, notably the US and France, are making it increasingly clear that they want to scale back their current commitments to fighting jihadist movements in Africa. Two recent attacks by al-Shabaab have raised fresh questions about what the new approach might mean. As Stig Jarle Hansen explains, the attacks illustrate why leaving the scene poses numerous security dilemmas for the West.

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