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| US-Nigeria operation taking out IS commander al Mainuki will impact IS ops in the Sahel |
| 2026-05-17 |
Text: US-Nigeria operation taking out IS commander al Mainuki will impact IS ops in the Sahel and maybe even North Africa and Europe, not just Nigeria.⬇️ Al Mainuki played a key role in linking Nigeria-based IS West Africa (ISWAP) and IS Sahel (ISSP) and formerly led IS's West Africa office, al Furqan, which coordinated between both provinces. This support includes sending weapons, tech, trainers, and general expertise/guidance over the last several years at the direction of IS central leadership, which likely helped enable operations like the attack on the airport in the Nigerien capital Niamey earlier this year. Al Mainuki's death could also disrupt a concerted IS effort to establish cells in Morocco and Spain over the last several years. These cells facilitate the movement of funds and foreign fighters to and from Africa and have also been linked to a handful of attack plots in Morocco and a lone wolf-style attack in Spain. More at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |