Al-Qaeda Focuses on Local Grievances
Al-Qaeda is reportedly concentrating its efforts on addressing local grievances. The group's activities are noted to be far more active in Burkina Faso over the last couple of years, where many of the bloodiest and biggest attacks have occurred. Al-Qaeda branches are also active in Mali, Niger, Benin, and Nigeria, and other local branches of the Islamic State are active in Mali and the region.
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Sources · 7 independent
BBC World Service
“deliberately going after foreign forces. They're telling them to to stay out. are also active in other countries? The remarkable fact is that Jinnim, they're actually far more active over the last couple of years next door in Burkina Faso, where some of the bloodiest and biggest attacks have tended to be. But right through Niger, Benin and even into Nigeria, they've been claiming attacks. Then you have the other local branches of the Islamic State that are also active in in Mali and the region. So it's not just about Mali, but across.”
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