Sahel: Where do the weapons used by the jihadist groups come from?

Where do the weapons used by the jihadist groups in the Sahel come from? This is the question to which the report published on Tuesday 29 April by Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a European research project that tracks weapons used in conflicts around the world, attempts to answer. For this study on the Central Sahel (Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso), researchers conclude that the weapons used by the Jnim (Groupe de soutien à l'Islam et aux Mosle…

The last recorded figure shows an unprecedented upturn in terrorist attacks in at least three countries in the Sahel; Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso (OIET). By Lehbib Abdelhay Madrid (ECS).- Despite the efforts made by the leaders of the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, jihadist violence continues to rebound, as a result of the instability and policies of these three countries, which formed a confederation called the Alliance of th…