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`		Formed in May 2015 by Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui (QDi.415). Associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). Splinter group of Al-Mourabitoun (QDe.141). Committed terrorist attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities	eng	gb_fcdo_sanctions		`gb-fcdo-aqd0366`	2024-05-09