Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

Name Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS) Overview             The IS-GS emerged as an Islamic State (IS) grouping, initially called the Islamic State in Mali (ISM), in May 2015. At that time, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, a co-leader of Al-Mourabitoun (AM) (“The Sentinels”), an al Qaida in the Maghreb (AQIM) affiliate in Mali, Niger, [...]

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

Realizing Potential…One Way or Another

The Sahel Research Group’s interview with Ambassador Alexander Laskaris discussed U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM’s) perspective on terrorism in the Sahel. One statement in particular highlighted the nature of the challenge. Our overall assessment in the Sahel is that we are dealing primarily with governance crises. Marginalized communities exist all along the Sahel belt. Their respective country governments [...]

Realizing Potential…One Way or Another
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