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URL:https://quincyinst.org/events/taking-stock-u-s-counterterrorism-interv
 entions-in-africa-today/
SUMMARY:Taking Stock: U.S. Counterterrorism Interventions in Africa Today
DESCRIPTION:While Washington is winding down counterterror operations in Af
 ghanistan and possibly Iraq\, there is growing pressure from some quarters
  for an increase in U.S. military engagement in Africa. In mid-June\, Fran
 ce announced an end to its counterterrorism operation in the Sahel\, now i
 n its seventh year. France is hoping the U.S. and countries contributing t
 o a 15\,000 strong peacekeeping force will step up to fill the void\, but 
 the ambush of four U.S. soldiers in neighboring Niger in 2017 raised serio
 us questions about mission creep and oversight of U.S. troops on the conti
 nent. Meanwhile\, the Biden administration is reportedly considering retur
 ning troops recently pulled by the Trump administration back to Somalia.  
 Why are the French leaving Mali? What impact did Western-backed security a
 ssistance missions have in diminishing terrorism threats and supporting de
 mocracy in the region? Why is the U.S. military looking to wind down opera
 tions in West Africa but at the same time considering returning troops to 
 Somalia\, despite significant democratic backsliding by the U.S.-backed go
 vernment there?   The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the
  Chicago Council on Global Affairs will host a panel discussion to shine a
  light on this undercovered region and provide recommendations for better 
 oversight and accountability mechanisms to avert counterproductive mission
  creep and endless U.S. war in Africa.  
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