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France says head of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed

France’s president announced the death of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara’s leader late Wednesday, calling Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi’s killing “a major success” for the French ... read more

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Archives - Long War Journal

Tag Archives: Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Analysis: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb encourages its Sahelian wing to continue fighting the Islamic State Caleb Weiss | April 20, 2023 Abu Yasir ... read more

French forces kill Islamic State in Sahara leader, Macron says

French forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State in the Sahara, who was allegedly behind the killings of four U.S. service members in 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron annou… ... read more

Examining Extremism: Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

The Transnational Threats Project’s Examining Extremism series provides an overview and assessment of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara—a Salafi-jihadist group expanding across the Sahel. read more

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara claims second attack in Burkina ...

The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) has claimed its second attack in two months. Both reportedly occurred in the same area of northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali. read more

Islamic State group almost doubled its territory in Mali in under a ...

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts said in a new report. read more

From Boko Haram to Islamic State, sex slavery and trafficking fund ...

Offering kidnapped women and girls to jihadist fighters as sex slaves or wives helps militant groups lure and retain members, while sex trafficking can bankroll their extremist operations, a UK ... read more

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger…Islamic State in the Greater Sahara flexes ...

Propaganda The Islamic State’s various propaganda channels quickly noticed that these images that looked like a show of force were circulating. In particular in the Sahel, and the so-called “three ... read more

France says leader of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed

France's president announced the death of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's leader late Wednesday, calling Adnan Abu al-Walid al-Sahrawi's killing "a major success" for the French military ... read more

France says head of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed

France says head of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed A French soldier secures a perimeter ahead of a French Barkhane force operation in Mali’s Gourma region on March 26. read more