the long war grows: africa

Islamic State kills hundreds in massacres across the Sahel

Biden's Emerging Foreign Policy  L'Informale
February 19, 2021
http://www.danielpipes.org/20253/biden-emerging-foreign-policy

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• Somalia. Security is deteriorating in Somalia’s capital as the country faces a constitutional crisis. Al Shabaab is waging media and attack campaigns intended to capitalize on Somalis’ anti-government grievances.
• Kenya. Al Shabaab is exerting increasing social control in parts of northeastern Kenya.
• Ethiopia. The Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia is escalating as regional forces challenge the federal government for control of the Tigray region’s capital. Tensions over contested territory are rising between Ethiopia and Sudan.
• Sahel. Al Qaeda’s Sahel branch is expanding its networks in coastal West African countries. The group is also pressuring counterterrorism forces in Mali through attacks and propaganda while increasing its influence over civilian populations in central Mali.
• Libya. Foreign militaries are becoming increasingly entrenched in Libya and remain likely spoilers to an enduring political resolution, despite short-term progress.

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