** FILE ** Malian troops and soldiers from other African countries train with U.S. Special Forces in the Sahara Desert near the town of Gao in northeastern Mali in May 2010. The United States and other Western militaries are providing help to the Sahara region's weak armies, which face growing threats from al-Qaeda-linked militants and drug traffickers. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)
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