Australian Special Operations soldiers demonstrate a react to contact drill as part of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, Mar. 2, 2017. Shared tactics and regional cooperation learned at Flintlock 17 can be put to use in the multinational fight against violent extremist organizations such as Boko Haram, ISIS and Al Qaeda in the Maghreb.

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