Mali and Burkina Faso join forces against attackers

January 18, 2016 at 8:24 a.m. | Updated January 18, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.

by Associated Press

Soldiers gesture as they walk past burnt cars outside the Cappuccino cafe that was attacked Saturday by suspected militants in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. The overnight seizure of a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso's capital by al-Qaida-linked extremists ended Saturday when Burkina Faso and French security forces killed four jihadist attackers and freed more than 126 people, the West African nation's president said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Soldiers gesture as they walk past burnt cars outside the Cappuccino cafe that was attacked Saturday by suspected militants in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. The overnight seizure of a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso's capital by al-Qaida-linked extremists ended Saturday when Burkina Faso and French security forces killed four jihadist attackers and freed more than 126 people, the West African nation's president said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - A Mali official says his country will work with Burkina Faso to fight Islamic extremism in West Africa.

Makan Kone, spokesman for Mali's prime minister, said Monday that the two countries will have joint patrols along their shared border.

Mali's Prime Minister Modibo Keita visited Burkina Faso Sunday and with Burkina Faso Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba went to the site where extremists attacked a hotel and cafe on Friday, killing at least 28 people. Thieba said the two countries will share intelligence and resources to counter extremism.

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