Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso will form an alliance to fight jihadists The countries of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said that they will est...

 Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso will form an alliance to fight jihadists

The countries of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said that they will establish a joint force to fight jihadists who threaten the countries.

The head of Niger's army, Moussa Salaou Barmou, said that the force will soon start working, but he did not give a detailed explanation of the size of the force.

Moussa Salaou Barmou was speaking on television on Wednesday, shortly after the meeting of the countries on the issue in Yamai, Niger.

Self-proclaimed jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda have killed thousands of people in the region over the past year.

In recent months, the military leaders who rule the three countries have become more and more close friends.

In September last year, they established the Sahel Alliance (AES), where they left the international force and the G5 alliance formed to fight jihadists in the region.

In recent years, the security problem has worsened in the Sahel region in West Africa, despite the promises made by the ruling forces to solve the problem.

The three countries have cut their ties with France, their old ally, whose forces have been working in the countries for many years.

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