The jihadists are under the leadership of Abu Walid al Sahrawi, the leader of the so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS). GATIA, which is a largely pro-Mali militia, released a statement ...

ISGS began receiving regular attention from formal ISIS media outlets in spring 2019. The group operated first in western Niger and Ménaka, in north-eastern Mali, while also conducting several attacks ...

They said the ISGS has been present along the road linking ... then civilians can be caught in the crossfire." All parties to Mali's armed conflict are bound by international humanitarian law ...

A tragic attack occurred at a Nigerien military base in Iknewane, near the border with Mali. Militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) launched an assault, resulting in the ...

This relationship became more tenuous after a series of massacres of civilians committed on both sides of the Mali-Niger border in the summer of 2018. The massacres took place in the areas of combat ...

referred to as “Islamic State in the Greater Sahara” (ISGS), has been linked to several attacks in the Tillabery region of Niger, the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, and in the Gao region of Mali. This ...

They said the ISGS has been present along the road linking Gao to Ansongo ... military is attacked then civilians can be caught in the crossfire.” All parties to Mali’s armed conflict are bound by ...