Niger, Mali leaders seek funding for new anti-jihadist forceNIAMEY (Reuters) - Mali and Niger, two of the West African nations worst affected by jihadist violence, appealed on Wednesday for international funding for a regional force they have set up to counter Islamist insurgencies. Mali s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Niger s Mahamadou Issoufou said the force assembled by the G5 Sahel bloc   Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad   was crucial to fighting a threat that went well beyong their borders.  We bring this combat against terrorism not only to protect our own people and countries but for the whole world,  Issoufou told a news conference in Niger s capital Niamey.   For terrorism knows no border. It will go to Europe, it will go to the United States,  he said.  The world has to be mobilized.  The idea of the G5 force was first dreamed up in 2015, but only in July last year did the countries set it up. It is expected to comprise around 5,000 troops. French President Emmanuel Macron has said he expects it to be operational by the autumn. Islamist groups, some with links to al Qaeda, seized Mali s desert north in 2012. French-led forces scattered them the following year but they still attack peacekeepers, soldiers and civilian targets in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.  Issoufou said a multinational force in the Lake Chad region, including soldiers from Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, had had some success against Islamist Boko Haram militants, but that this was financed by Africa s biggest economy, Nigeria, whereas no country in the G5 had sufficient resources.  It is important that the international community takes note of this and gets together to give us resources to ensure our mission can be accomplished,  he said. Analysts see the G5 force as the basis of an eventual exit strategy for around 4,000 French troops deployed to the region on counter-insurgency missions, mostly in Mali.  We have only limited means, but if we mutualize our power, our sovereign elements will have more force, more vitality than we imagine,  Malian President Keita said. Issoufou said the force would be divided into three deployments across the Sahel region: an eastern one consisting of Chadian and Nigerien forces, a central one with forces from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, and a Western one with troops from Mali and Mauritania.  worldnews
niger mali leaders seek funding new forceniamey reuters mali niger two west african nations worst affected jihadist violence appealed wednesday international funding regional force set counter islamic insurgencies mali president ibrahim boubacar keith niger mahamadou issoufou said force assembled she bloc mali mauritania burkina faso niger chad crucial fighting threat went well beyond borders we bring combat terrorism protect people countries whole world issoufou told news conference niger capital name for terrorism knows border it go europe go united states said the world mobilized the idea force first dreamed july last year countries set it expected comprise around troops french president emmanuel macron said expects operational autumn islamic groups links al qaeda seized mali desert north forces scattered following year still attack peacekeepers soldiers civilian targets mali niger burkina faso ivory coast issoufou said multinational force lake chad region including soldiers niger nigeria chad cameroon success islamic book haram militants financed africa biggest economy nigeria whereas country sufficient resources it important international community takes note gets together give us resources ensure mission accomplished said analysts see force basis eventual exit strategy around french troops deployed region missions mostly mali we limited means mutualize power sovereign elements force vitality imagine marian president keith said issoufou said force would divided three deployments across she region eastern one consisting chain nigerian forces central one forces niger mali burkina faso western one troops mali mauritania worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Niger, Mali leaders seek funding for new anti-jihadist forceNIAMEY (Reuters) - Mali and Niger, two of the West African nations worst affected by jihadist violence, appealed on Wednesday for international funding for a regional force they have set up to counter Islamist insurgencies. Mali s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Niger s Mahamadou Issoufou said the force assembled by the G5 Sahel bloc   Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad   was crucial to fighting a threat that went well beyong their borders.  We bring this combat against terrorism not only to protect our own people and countries but for the whole world,  Issoufou told a news conference in Niger s capital Niamey.   For terrorism knows no border. It will go to Europe, it will go to the United States,  he said.  The world has to be mobilized.  The idea of the G5 force was first dreamed up in 2015, but only in July last year did the countries set it up. It is expected to comprise around 5,000 troops. French President Emmanuel Macron has said he expects it to be operational by the autumn. Islamist groups, some with links to al Qaeda, seized Mali s desert north in 2012. French-led forces scattered them the following year but they still attack peacekeepers, soldiers and civilian targets in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.  Issoufou said a multinational force in the Lake Chad region, including soldiers from Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, had had some success against Islamist Boko Haram militants, but that this was financed by Africa s biggest economy, Nigeria, whereas no country in the G5 had sufficient resources.  It is important that the international community takes note of this and gets together to give us resources to ensure our mission can be accomplished,  he said. Analysts see the G5 force as the basis of an eventual exit strategy for around 4,000 French troops deployed to the region on counter-insurgency missions, mostly in Mali.  We have only limited means, but if we mutualize our power, our sovereign elements will have more force, more vitality than we imagine,  Malian President Keita said. Issoufou said the force would be divided into three deployments across the Sahel region: an eastern one consisting of Chadian and Nigerien forces, a central one with forces from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, and a Western one with troops from Mali and Mauritania.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: niger mali leaders seek funding new forceniamey reuters mali niger two west african nations worst affected jihadist violence appealed wednesday international funding regional force set counter islamic insurgencies mali president ibrahim boubacar keith niger mahamadou issoufou said force assembled she bloc mali mauritania burkina faso niger chad crucial fighting threat went well beyond borders we bring combat terrorism protect people countries whole world issoufou told news conference niger capital name for terrorism knows border it go europe go united states said the world mobilized the idea force first dreamed july last year countries set it expected comprise around troops french president emmanuel macron said expects operational autumn islamic groups links al qaeda seized mali desert north forces scattered following year still attack peacekeepers soldiers civilian targets mali niger burkina faso ivory coast issoufou said multinational force lake chad region including soldiers niger nigeria chad cameroon success islamic book haram militants financed africa biggest economy nigeria whereas country sufficient resources it important international community takes note gets together give us resources ensure mission accomplished said analysts see force basis eventual exit strategy around french troops deployed region missions mostly mali we limited means mutualize power sovereign elements force vitality imagine marian president keith said issoufou said force would divided three deployments across she region eastern one consisting chain nigerian forces central one forces niger mali burkina faso western one troops mali mauritania worldnews