The Guardian · uk

Al-Qaida and IS-linked violence in Africa’s Sahel belt set to hit record levels this year

Twenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terror Islamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs afte…

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