The Islamic State Of The Greater Sahara Plans To Unite All Of The Sahara Under The Banner Of Islam

The Mali government has announced that 40 people have been killed during conflicts between the Malian Army and the Islamic State of the Greater Sahara (ISGS), in the Tessit region near the borders with Niger and Burkina Faso.

It's reported that 17 soldiers have been killed, 16 civilians have been murdered, seven Jihadists have been killed, and 22 soldiers have been wounded.

Mali has been the centre of Islamic extremism since 2010, spreading from the country's borders with Mauritania and Algeria towards the south, encapsulating the entire country by 2019.

As of July this year, the government has been unable to maintain jurisdiction over it's own territory, leading to subsequent military interventions by the US, UK, France, Russia, and Germany.

It's not just Mali getting hammered by ISGS, Niger and Burkina Faso have also reported attacks from ISGS militants coming from Mali, resulting in a joint military coalition between the two to fight ISGS extremists entering the country.

The ISGS was formed amid tensions between the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and the Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) in the early 2000s, with operations conducted by militants of the group occurring across the Sahara Desert and Sahel region.

The Sahel region in North Africa is comprised of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad.

These countries are where the ISGS draw in most of their support and weapons, killing and butchering all who resist their idea of an Arab Sahara.

The government in Mali confirmed that it had begun using drones supplied by the US and France to hunt down ISGS convoys in the desert regions of the country, which has only eliminated seven terrorists.