Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says

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.

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…

UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year

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