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Burkina Faso and Mali, Agacher Strip War, 1985 |
 | | Burkina Faso and Mali have had a long-standing dispute regarding the territory of Agacher Strip, a border region about 160 by 30 kilometres in size. |
 | | The Agacher Strip is a territory in north-eastern Burkina Faso, where considerable amounts of mangan, gas, titanium, and uranium are suspected. |
 | | The Burkinabe military was by the time in the process of mobilisation and Army units were rushed into the Agacher strip. |
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