In late February, Moroccan counterterrorism forces arrested a dozen people linked to the Islamic State’s Sahel Province (ISSP) who allegedly plotted remote bomb attacks across the country. Islamic State’s Sahel Province (ISSP) has emerged as a formidable entity in the global and African jihadist landscape, leveraging sophisticated strategies to internationalize its operations and expand its reach. Islamic State’s Sahel Province’s (ISSP) ambitions to inspire or execute attacks abroad underscore a strategic intent that elevates the threat level to European nations, which can be strategically targeted through the group’s transnational networks and supporters across the continent. By establishing itself firmly in Africa, the Islamic State not only consolidates a new base of operations but also maintains a platform from which to project influence and orchestrate transnational terror activities in line with the group’s vision of a global jihadist movement.
Does the Sahel Pose a Transnational Terror Threat? – The Soufan Center
