West Africa Terror Surges: US Think Tank Reports 90% Rise in Al Qaeda, Islamic State Attacks

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Al Qaeda, Islamic State Attacks Soar 90% in West Africa: US Think Tank Report

Soldiers of the Somalia National Army (SNA) raise their weapons when they gathered near their camp for a talk from visiting senior officers at Awdheegle, one of several towns recently liberated from the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in Somalia's lower-Shabelle region on November, 2025. AFP

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Firstpost•26-02-2026, 17:11

Al Qaeda, Islamic State Attacks Soar 90% in West Africa: US Think Tank Report

•Terror attacks by Al Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates surged 90% in the Niger, Benin, and Nigeria borderlands between 2024-2025.
•The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) project report highlights transit corridors turning into active conflict zones.
•Death toll doubled to over 1,000 as jihadist groups expand their presence and lethality in West Africa.
•Nigeria faces the worst impact, with Al-Qaeda and Islamic State cells becoming more active in the northwest due to weak state presence.
•US conducted airstrikes in Nigeria and deployed troops to train local forces, as jihadist expansion fuels regional instability.

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