• Florn [they/them]
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      11 months ago

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_West_Africa_Province

    • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      ISIS has had a strong presence in Central and Northern Africa, and along with this article, off the top of my head I can say that there is a current UN multinational operation that is still fighting encircled remnant ISIS forces in Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Mozambique.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_of_the_Islamic_State#:~:text=As%20of%202022%2C%20most%20of,large%20swathes%20of%20eastern%20Mali.

      Quote, "As of 2022, most of IS's African territory is confined to northeastern Nigeria and northern Mozambique, alongside large swathes of eastern Mali."

      This is from 2015:

      https://www.iiss.org/en/publications/strategic-comments/2015/isis-in-africa/