Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_military_intervention_in_Mali
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant
gptkbp:challenges regional stability
gptkbp:designated_as a terrorist organization by multiple countries
gptkbp:established training camps
safe havens
gptkbp:faced military operations against it
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:region
government forces
gptkbp:goal establish a caliphate
gptkbp:has_conflict_with gptkb:Boko_Haram
gptkb:Al-Qaeda
gptkbp:has_influence_on West Africa
Sahel region
gptkbp:has_website other jihadist groups
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:2015
gptkbp:is_aimed_at foreign interests
gptkbp:is_considered_as a significant threat
a major player in the Sahel conflict
gptkbp:is_engaged_in asymmetric warfare
recruitment of fighters
gptkbp:is_involved_in human trafficking
drug trafficking
local conflicts
resource exploitation
arms smuggling
extortion activities
local governance in some areas
inter-group rivalries
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:political_organization
brutal tactics
extreme violence
gptkbp:is_part_of global jihadist movement
gptkbp:is_sought_after_by to expand its influence
gptkbp:is_supported_by foreign jihadists
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:terrorist_attack
kidnappings
attacks on security forces
gptkbp:leadership Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Niger
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Islamic_State_network
gptkbp:performed_by attacks on humanitarian workers
gptkbp:responsible_for numerous attacks
gptkbp:supports local militants
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:political_movement
suicide bombings
ambushes
gptkbp:targets gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:utilizes social media for recruitment
online propaganda