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How come the war(s) in the Sahel are still going on? According to Wikipedia the islamist forces are a few thousands strong, and the forces opposing them are many tens of thousands strong (with the most extreme situation in Burkina Faso for example)

(I'm not talking about the non-islamist rebels in Mali, as they are not in control of much of the territory they claim) 

<div class="md"><p>How come the war(s) in the Sahel are still going on? According to Wikipedia the islamist forces are a few thousands strong, and the forces opposing them are many tens of thousands strong (with the most extreme situation in Burkina Faso for example)</p>

<p>(I&#39;m not talking about the non-islamist rebels in Mali, as they are not in control of much of the territory they claim) </p>
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The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. Having a semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea.

<div class="md"><p>The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. Having a semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea.</p>
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Mapping Russia's Growing Influence in the Sahel: A Network of Alliances and Economic Ties [OC]