Rival jihadist factions in the Sahel have clashed on an unprecedented scale in recent weeks. On Monday, the Islamic State in the Sahel Province said it had killed more than 400 fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM four days earlier.
In the Sahel region, between Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, deadly clashes have been raging for several weeks between jihadists from the Islamic State and those from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM). Numerous deaths have been reported on both sides…