International hostages held captive in western Sahel
SOURCES: MENASTREAMCREDIT: JULES DUHAMEL
Sahelian militants pledge(d) allegiance to the Islamic State
Attacks claimed by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)
Since its founding in May 2015, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) has neither created any media wing nor has the Islamic State (Central) media office issued any statements or reports via its newswire Amaq in order to claim responsibility for any military operations on behalf of ISGS. However, the group has claimed …
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MENASTREAM – Sahel Report for October 2016
Security-related incidents and key developments October has been a violent month in northern and central Mali on a similar level as previous month, although there was a notable increase in more complex attacks, with attacks and activity recorded in zones pertaining to AQIM, Ansar Dine and MUJAO or in respective group’s main area of operations. Most …