U.S. military, African soldiers train amid growing ISIS threat

Extremist violence is surging in the Sahel region of Africa, claiming more than 20,000 lives last year. It is now considered the global epicenter of the ISIS terrorist group. CBS News joined U.S. military exercises with NATO allies and African soldiers to see how they're training to deal with the threat.

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[marcrankin]

It’s little to do with terrorism, rather a response to the growing influence Russia and China.

[SM]

Oh yeah! Oil is so last decade, rare metals are all the rage nowadays.

[Reticulosis]

The sad truth is a weak and divided Africa benefits the whole world not just US, russia, and China but literally everyone (Europe, Middle East, Asia). If Africa is divided and in turmoil then everyone can be if it from buying all their raw goods on the cheap. If Africa were to get its act together and be free of outside assistance it would not be as easily exploited.

[Red_Comet_Char_Aznable]

Props to CBS for blurring the soldiers' tattoos. Not all media thinks to do this.

[korlu]

Great time to have a president with a wide open border policy!

[pharaohmedjaylawofmedjay]

No News media is talking about The War In Sudan

[NicSmacked]

Resources with no strings attached? Just because you cant see the strings doesn't mean they are not there. You got that part VERY wrong CBS. Need to talk to your intel analysis guys again.

[idpsalm]

africa is a continent not a country u western media should get that right

[KelsJune]

Was wondering when this would happen. I toured ISIS’s website after the Russia attack and they seem to be building momentum in Africa.

[thomasjcox]

Haven’t we learned anything in 20 or 30 years of counter insurgent warfare?

[الجنوبالعربي-زل]

There you go again.

MiddleEast and now

Don’t call them a terrorist when they fight back. YOU JUST NEVER LEARN……

[StySaeBePitive]

Africa needs their own military to defend themselves and from other countries. If Africa had their own military Africa would be the strongest it's fully populated with African's

[RogueSeabee]

There was no isis issues til NATO destroyed Lybia

[SpartaKingSparta]

This is fake new because I see you marks my country in Gambia 🇬🇲 we don't have iss or tero groups this is Al about your interests for metals and menatral.

[aan]

The reporters shouldnt't lump the Sahel countries like Mali, Burkino Faso into one thing they are not the same. The map is incorrectly showing countries that aren't even part of the Sahel, ie Sudan, Mauritania, Senegal, Ethiopia, Eritrea. The origins of their current political events and geopolitics are each unique and different from one another. And also Kenya has no connection to what's happening in the Sahel. You're talking about two different regions West Africa where the Sahel is and East Africa where Kenya is. The U.S. is only now concerned with Mali, BF and Niger since these governments are allying and working with Russia and China not to mention Niger and Mali kicked out the French, Americans and British counter terrorism troops to deal with the internal problems themselves.

[birdgl]

The Russians are providing military muscle?? 😂😂😂 Their military can't take a small country over..Ukraine!!

[Dswayy]

I honestly don’t know why we’re doing it. They’ve made it very clear throughout the years they prefer to have China or Russia such a waste of time there

[co]

I get angry when America speaks. Instilling rule of law ???? Unbelievable

[malcfloyd]

Never trust the aggressor or your oppressor 👎🇺🇲

[gathrightcrystal]

These agencies and Swifties can show me where it says in Swift we trust any where in this democracy