Ansar ul Islam
Ansar ul Islam is a militant Islamist group active in Burkina Faso and in Mali. Ansar ul Islam is the Ansar Dine branch in Burkina Faso.
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Participant in Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) and the Global War on Terrorism | |
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Active | December 2016[1] | –present
Ideology | Salafist Jihadism |
Leaders | Ibrahim Malam Dicko (2016-2017) Abdoul Salam Dicko (2017-Present)[2] |
Allies | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[1] |
Opponent(s) | State opponents |
Attacks
The group announced its existence in December 2016 in a statement claiming responsibility for an attack in Nassoumbou.[3] the attack on two police stations in Tongomayel and Baraboulé in February 2017[4] and the attack at a village in Soum in March 2017.[5]
gollark: Alternatively, there just aren't that many people with the relevant skillsets who aren't doing other things, and none of them care about it/have gotten around to it.
gollark: Cheaper/easier personalization presumably.
gollark: I think people working on it are concerned about the potential for scams and such and are less willing to release models etc.
gollark: This makes me 40% more ethical than you probably.
gollark: People are *more* willing to sacrifice the Mona Lisa than their life savings for 5 people?
References
- 11, Dakaractu. "Un nouveau mouvement djihadiste est né au Burkina Faso". Retrieved 12 April 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Burkina Faso wanted list details Ansaroul Islam network". Long War Journal. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Un groupe jihadiste tente de s'implanter au Burkina Faso - RFI". Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Jihadists attack north Burkina Faso towns amid film festival". ABC News. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- "Two dead in Burkina Faso 'jihadist' attack". Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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