IS Sahel: Newly restructured and aiming for regional expansion
#ACLED live conversation exploring the deteriorating security context that has positioned IS #Sahel as one of the region’s most violent and active armed actors. A series of military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have shifted international alliances and contributed to the intensification of Islamist insurgencies.
In the first half of 2024, the three Sahelian states saw a 9% increase in fatalities compared to the same period in 2023, 37% compared to 2022, and a staggering 190% compared to 2021.
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