Al-Qaida will dominate West Africa jihadist landscape

Al-Qaida is aiming to expand operations in West Africa by devolving more power to local branches

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In this article

  • From AQIM to GSIM
  • West African indigenous jihadist groups
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Islamic State versus al-Qaida

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