Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says
- Islamic State extremists in Mali have nearly doubled their territory in less than a year, taking advantage of the stalled implementation of a 2015 peace agreement and sustained attacks on communities. Their al-Qaida rivals are also benefiting from the perceived weakness of armed groups that signed the agreement.
- The impasse in implementing the peace deal, particularly regarding disarmament and reintegration of combatants, has empowered al-Qaida-linked Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin to compete for leadership in northern Mali.
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U.N. experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year
The panel of experts said in the report that the impasse in implementing the agreement — especially the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants into society — is empowering al-Qaida-linked Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin known as JNIM to vie for leadership in northern Mali.
Islamic State group almost doubled its territory in Mali in under a year, U.N. says
Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts said in a new report.(Image credit: Jerome Delay/AP)
Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says
Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report.
UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report. The stalled implementation of the peace deal and sustained attacks on communities have offered the IS group and al-Qaida affiliates a chance…
UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report.
UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are also capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement. That’s according to a new report from United Nations experts. The stalled implementation of the peace deal and sustained attacks on communities…
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