Islamic State in Africa: Affiliates and Competition
... “state”. This is why Africa currently finds itself at the core of the IS strategy. Islamic State’s Wilayat — West Africa For many years, the Sahel region has been... ... Haram (recognized as a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) and Al-Qaeda (recognized as a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) along... ... affected the logic of transforming local terrorist groups [ 1 ], complicating the counterterrorism efforts for local governments and the international community. The results...