War in the Sahel
February 15, 2011 · Sahel
Jihadist groups, Tuareg separatists, local militias, national armies and foreign forces have fought across the Sahel. The violence spread from Mali to Burkina Faso and Niger and has killed many civilians.
Alliance of Sahel States
Al-Qaeda
Barack Obama
belligerent leader
Donald Trump
belligerent leader
Joe Biden
belligerent leader
Nicolas Sarkozy
belligerent leader
Emmanuel Macron
belligerent leader
Vladimir Putin
belligerent leader
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
belligerent leader
Romuald Wadagni
belligerent leader
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Patrice Talon
belligerent leader
Thomas Boni Yayi
belligerent leader
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
belligerent leader
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
belligerent leader
Ibrahim Traoré
belligerent leader
Alassane Ouattara
belligerent leader
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
belligerent leader
Assimi Goïta
belligerent leader
Bah Ndaw
belligerent leader
Dioncounda Traoré
belligerent leader
Amadou Toumani Touré
belligerent leader
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
belligerent leader
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
belligerent leader
Mahamadou Issoufou
belligerent leader
Mohamed Bazoum
belligerent leader
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé
belligerent leader
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
belligerent leader
Strength and losses
Mali Strength 7,350
Niger Strength 12,000
Battles 2
- 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