US Wary of Islamic Extremism Growth in Africa
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- By Carla Babb
With Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate almost completely retaken in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials are concerned about where the group could try to create its next hub - and Africa may be a likely target. As VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb reports, the U.S. military is trying to prevent Islamic extremists from taking advantage of the African continent’s vast, ungoverned spaces.