Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

Summary

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is a terrorist organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is in the country of Mali^[3].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is in the country of Niger^[4].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is in the country of Burkina Faso^[5].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's image is recorded as Islamic State – Sahel Province.svg^[6].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[7].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's instance of is recorded as armed organization^[8].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's flag image is recorded as Islamic State flag.svg^[9].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's headquarters location is recorded as Gao Region^[10].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's part of is recorded as Islamic State^[11].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's Commons category is recorded as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara^[12].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's chairperson is recorded as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi^[13].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's chairperson is recorded as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi^[14].
• +2015-05-13T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara^[15].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's participated in conflict is recorded as Mali War^[16].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's parent organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State^[17].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's significant event is recorded as Tongo Tongo ambush^[18].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's political ideology is recorded as Salafi jihadism^[19].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's political ideology is recorded as Islamism^[20].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's replaces is recorded as Al-Mourabitoun^[21].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تنظيم الدولة الإسلامية في الصحراء الكبرى'}^[22].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's operating area is recorded as Mali^[23].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's operating area is recorded as Niger^[24].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's operating area is recorded as Burkina Faso^[25].
• Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f01zlqrh^[26].

Body

Founding

+2015-05-13T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara^[15].

Identity

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's part of is recorded as Islamic State^[11].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi^[13], an imam^[27], 1971–2019^[28], of Ba'athist Iraq^[29] and Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi^[14], a military leader^[30], 1976–2022^[31], of Iraq^[32].

Operations

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's headquarters location is recorded as Gao Region^[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State^[17].

Why It Matters

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara ranks in the top 5% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]