As Global Terror Groups Claim New Ground, An African Strategy Is Vital: Africa
. The former involved a collaboration between the Boko Haram faction Ansaru and criminal gangs referred to as bandits. The latter brought together two Boko Haram factions, Ansaru and ISWAP.
Ansaru is affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, while ISWAP owes allegiance to the IS core. JAS has reportedly reached out to IS, leading the global terror organisation to nudge its most successful affiliate, ISWAP, towards an alliance with JAS. A merger could see a consolidation of fighters and resources. It may also lead to greater control of economic activities in the communities where these groups operate, improving terrorists' access to income.
The rise of banditry and abductions signals worsening insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin. Nigeria is currently the epicentre, but the phenomenon is Between January and June 2022, Nigeria had the second-highest number of IS-claimed attacks , just behind Iraq and ahead of Syria at 337 and 142, respectively. The actualisation of IS' desire to 'remain and expand' in Africa may internationalise a conflict that has hitherto been primarily local.
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