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Strengthening Sahelian Counterinsurgency Capacity

Militant Islamist violence in the Sahel is accelerating faster than in any other region in Africa. After nearly a decade of conflict, violent events in the Sahel are surging--with a 140-percent increase since 2020 and no signs of abatement. Militant Islamist group violence against civilians in the S...

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Published in:Africa Security Briefs 2022-08 (41), p.1-12
Main Author: Shurkin, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Militant Islamist violence in the Sahel is accelerating faster than in any other region in Africa. After nearly a decade of conflict, violent events in the Sahel are surging--with a 140-percent increase since 2020 and no signs of abatement. Militant Islamist group violence against civilians in the Sahel represents 60 percent of all such violence in Africa and is projected to increase by more than 40 percent in 2022. This uninterrupted escalation of violence has displaced more than 2.5 million people and is on pace to kill more than 8,000 individuals in 2022. Here, Shurkin discusses the deteriorating security environment in the Sahel and examines the strategy Sahelian countries employ for their security forces to confront this growing threat.
ISSN:2164-4047
2164-4039