Statements: ISIS-West Africa

Canonical ID: NK-neJXvnMo4fLpprHmRxT8XF · Entity type: Organization (reference)

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Property		Value	Lang	Source dataset		Source ID	First seen
`LegalEntity:notes`		Associated with the Islamic State in Iraw and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida inIraq 9QDe.115)). Formed in March 2015 by Abubakar Shekau (Qdi.322). Splinter group of Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Qal-Jihad (Noko Haram) (Qde.138). Committed terrorist attacks in Nigeria.		au_dfat_sanctions		`au-dfat-6239-islamic-state-west-africa-province-iswap`	2025-09-03