✦ History

Part of War on terror

Operation Juniper Shield

February 6, 2007 · Sahara

The United States began a military operation against Islamist militants in the Sahara and Sahel. It worked with local armies on training and counterterrorism.

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United States and allies

Al-Qaeda

Nigeria
Cameroon
Togo
Mauritania
Tunisia
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Ivory Coast
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Benin
Cape Verde
The Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Sierra Leone
United Nations
United States
al-Qaeda
Al-Mourabitoun
Boko Haram
Islamic State
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
George W. Bush belligerent leader Barack Obama belligerent leader Donald Trump belligerent leader Joe Biden belligerent leader Ash Carter belligerent leader Chuck Hagel belligerent leader Leon Panetta belligerent leader Jim Mattis belligerent leader
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Mark Esper belligerent leader Robert Gates belligerent leader Pete Hegseth belligerent leader Lloyd Austin belligerent leader
Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi military commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar military commander Abdelmalek Droukdel military commander

Strength and losses

Boko Haram Strength 300–2,000

Units

Delta Force United States Army Special Forces

Battles 1