Al Qaeda and ISIS affiliates are teaming up in West Africa, US military official warns Security forces are struggling to contain the expansion of militant groups in the Sahel, which has seen a surge in violence over the past year Feb 27, 2020 February 27, 2020 SHARE facebook shares SHARE The only p»»»

THIES: The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa’s sprawling Sahel region, giving the extremists greater depth as they push into new areas, according to the commander of the U.S. military’s special forces in Africa. “»»»