Al-Qaida and IS-linked violence in Africa’s Sahel belt set to hit record levels this year
Three armed al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2008 – the al-Qaida-linked group is one of Africa’s deadliest. Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/APView image in fullscreenThree armed al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2008 – the al-Qaida-linked group is one of Africa’s deadliest. So far this year, 2,145 events have already been logged.
- ▪Three armed al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2008 – the al-Qaida-linked group is one of Africa’s deadliest.
- ▪Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/APView image in fullscreenThree armed al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2008 – the al-Qaida-linked group is one of Africa’s deadliest.
- ▪So far this year, 2,145 events have already been logged.
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Three armed al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2008 – the al-Qaida-linked group is one of Africa’s deadliest. Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/APView image in fullscreenThree armed al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2008 – the al-Qaida-linked group is one of Africa’s deadliest. Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/APAfricaAl-Qaida and IS-linked violence in Africa’s Sahel belt set to hit record levels this yearTwenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terrorJason Burke International security correspondentWed 16 Sep 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 02.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIslamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs after a…
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