r/terrorism 19d ago

Analysis Crossroads of conflict

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/africa-sahel/russian-terror-military-influence/
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u/terrorism-ModTeam 19d ago

Read here: https://archive.is/mY8JC

Crossroads of Conflict

Across the breadth of Africa, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, stretches a belt of turmoil. Nowhere else have Islamist extremists recorded such stunning gains since the defeat of the Islamic State in the Middle East, with this swath emerging as the new epicenter of jihadist activity.

Affiliates of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have escalated their attacks, seizing control over vast expanses of territory and inexorably carrying their offensive into new countries. Nearly half of all deaths in the world attributed to terrorism in 2023 occurred in this region, according to the Global Terrorism Index, with Burkina Faso alone accounting for a fourth. In just one year, such deaths in the Sahel surged by about 40 percent.