Statements: ISIS-West Africa

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

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Property		Value	Lang	Source dataset		Source ID	First seen
`LegalEntity:notes`		QDe.162. Associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). Formed in March 2015 by Abubakar Shekau (QDi.322). Splinter group of Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram) (QDe.138). Committed terrorist attacks in Nigeria.		au_dfat_sanctions		`au-dfat-6239-islamic-state-west-africa-province-iswap`	2026-02-24