Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
April 11, 2002 · Maghreb
Islamist groups, mainly al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, have fought governments in Algeria and nearby states. The insurgency grew out of the Algerian Civil War and spread into the Sahel.
Algeria
Al-Qaeda
Strength and losses
Algeria Strength 520,000 · Killed 5,000
Mauritania Strength 15,870
Tunisia Strength 45,000
Libya Strength 35,000 · Killed 10,071
Battles 1
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War in the Sahel February 15, 2011
- Operation Barkhane August 1, 2014 – November 9, 2022 · Failure of French forces in suppressing jihadists
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Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso August 23, 2015
- 2016 Ouagadougou attacks January 15–16, 2016
- Arbinda attack December 24, 2019 · Burkinabe victory
- January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état January 23–24, 2022
- September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état September 30, 2022