Propaganda videos analyzed by our video team expose the methods of jihadist groups in the Sahel. It also highlights how some terrorist branches, affiliated with Al Qaida and the Islamic State, wage war on each other.

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In the area known as the “Three Borders” (between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger), but also near Lake Chad and Niger, the jihadists carried out quick and violent attacks against villages and military bases in 2021.

Vehicle bombs inspired by Daesh in Iraq, outfits copied from those of United Nations peacekeepers, distribution of leaflets in the local language: these jihadist groups are increasing their techniques to maintain or extend their areas of influence. But these groups also clash with each other, as the images show and underline the experts consulted.