Islamic State of the Greater Sahara

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jihadist militant group terrorist organization

Islamic State of the Greater Sahara is a jihadist militant group affiliated with the Islamic State, operating primarily in the Sahel region of West Africa and responsible for numerous insurgent and terrorist attacks.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jihadist militant group ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ
affiliatedWith	Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	ISGS NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic State in the Greater Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ
areaOfOperations	Liptako–Gourma region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali–Burkina Faso border region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali–Niger border region NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Insurgency in the Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Jihadist insurgency in Niger ⓘ Northern Mali conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOpponents	Burkinabe Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ French Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ G5 Sahel Joint Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Malian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigerien Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations peacekeeping forces in Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ local self‑defense militias ⓘ
ideology	Salafi jihadism ⓘ
notableAttackType	cross‑border raids ⓘ
operatesIn	Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahel region NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Islamic State group network NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAsProvinceBy	Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Greater Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
targets	civilians ⓘ local officials ⓘ military forces ⓘ police forces ⓘ
usesTactic	armed ambushes ⓘ improvised explosive devices ⓘ mass shootings ⓘ suicide bombings ⓘ

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Islamic State in the Greater Sahara → alsoKnownAs → Islamic State of the Greater Sahara ⓘ