Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiya
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Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiya is the West Africa branch of the Islamic State militant organization, active primarily in the Lake Chad Basin and surrounding regions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic State province
ⓘ
jihadist organization ⓘ militant organization ⓘ |
| activeRegion | Lake Chad Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliation | Islamic State central leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
border regions between Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon
ⓘ
rural areas around Lake Chad ⓘ |
| country |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Cameroon ⓘ Chad ⓘ Lake Chad Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Multinational Joint Task Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ civilian populations in affected regions ⓘ |
| financingMethod |
extortion
ⓘ
kidnapping for ransom ⓘ looting ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of an Islamic State province in West Africa
ⓘ
implementation of strict sharia law ⓘ |
| ideology | Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
Western influence in the region
ⓘ
secular governments in West Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Sahel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| status | designated terrorist organization by multiple states and international bodies ⓘ |
| targets |
civilians
ⓘ
military forces ⓘ police and security forces ⓘ villages and towns ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict |
insurgency
ⓘ
terrorist campaign ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
armed assaults
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ suicide bombings ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
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