On 10 December 2019, a group of fighters from the Islamic State in the greater Sahara (Isgs) seized the military base of Inates, in Niger. Of this attack, as often happens with the actions carried out by jihadists in the Sahel region, there are only images released by the media linked to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) group. They are propaganda videos, but when crossed with other images and satellite data they still provide valuable information on the methods used, the weapons available and even the weak points of these militiamen.
Among armored vehicles loaded with explosives, uniforms copied from those of the UN blue helmets, distribution of leaflets in local languages, there are many techniques used by the jihasti to expand their areas of influence in the Lake Chad basin and in the “three borders” area. ”, Straddling Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. A struggle for the conquest of new territories that has seen groups affiliated with Al Qaeda and those linked to IS clash with each other.
Il video di Le Monde.
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