Statements: ISLAMIC STATE IN THE GREATER SAHARA (ISGS)

Canonical ID: NK-YqsotZp6BZuXp82p2Rs2Jq · Entity type: Organization (reference)

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Property		Value	Lang	Source dataset		Source ID	First seen
`Organization:notes`		Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State in May 2015. The group operates and has carried out attacks in the Mali-Niger-Burkina Faso tri-border area. ISGS’s primary objective is the replacement of regional governments with an Islamic State and to destabilize the Sahel. ISGS regularly targets regional security and military forces, including: Tuareg militias, French soldiers, Niger Gendarmerie forces, Burkina Faso security services, and Malian soldiers. The group claimed responsibility for the killing of a Canadian geologist in January 2019 and is suspected of attacking a Canadian mining company convoy the same year.		ca_listed_terrorists		`ca-lte-362-islamic-state-in-the-greater-sahara`	2023-04-20