Statements: ISIS in the Greater Sahara

Canonical ID: NK-YqsotZp6BZuXp82p2Rs2Jq · Entity type: Organization (reference)

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Property		Value	Lang	Source dataset		Source ID	First seen
`LegalEntity:notes`		Formed in May 2015 by Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui 9QDi.415). Associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (Qde.115)). Splinter group of Al-Mourabitoun (Qde.141). Committed tterrorist attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.		au_dfat_sanctions		`au-dfat-6240-islamic-state-in-the-greater-sahara-isgs`	2025-09-03