An analysis of where UK Special Forces have been deployed since 2011 aoav.org.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aoav.org.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Renewed competition with Russia and China means Africa is growing as an arena for geopolitical maneuvering.
The US commandos who fought extremist groups in Africa for 20 years now have to counter Chinese and Russian influence there as well.
As competition between the US and China and Russia ramps up, Africa is once more becoming a geopolitical battlefield.
US special-operations forces have long had a presence in Africa. Over the last 20 years, American commandos have focused on fighting terrorism, mainly in North and East Africa.
Now, in addition to fighting violent extremist groups, they have to counter Chinese and Russian overtures in a region where great powers are increasingly competing for access, influence, and resources.
US Special Operators and Their Allies Say Taking on Russia and China in Africa Requires Strange Bedfellows sofrep.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sofrep.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.