The threat of the Islamic State group has increased in the countries of this continent.
ISIS in Africa: The Islamic State group is trying to establish its influence not only in the Middle East but also in the African continent near the Middle East. This is the reason why the threat of the Islamic State group in Africa is increasing. The United Nations itself has expressed concern over it.
The head of the United Nations counter-terrorism office said on Thursday that the Islamic State extremist group is a growing threat amid political instability in West Africa and the Sahel. Vladimir Voronkov reiterated the UN’s findings that IS poses a significant threat to global peace and security, particularly in conflict zones, and significant progress by UN member states in combating this threat. Yet.
The group has also stepped up operations in Iraq and Syria, as well as in its former strongholds in Southeast Asia, Voronkov said. Voronkov told the UN Security Council that the situation in the African continent’s littoral zone and in West Africa has worsened and is “becoming more complicated” as local ethnic and territorial conflicts favor the extremist group’s agenda and operations. are
Baghdadi started in 2006.
After a long war, the United States liberated Iraq from the clutches of Saddam Hussein. But while achieving this independence, Iraq was completely ruined. As US troops withdrew from Iraq, several smaller groups began to fight for power. One of these groups was headed by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was busy preparing his land in Iraq since 2006. By that time, he had changed the name of Al-Qaeda in Iraq to ISI (Islamic State of Iraq) in order to take over Iraq. After that, Baghdadi launched a rebellion in Syria as well. However, for the first four years, Baghdadi did not achieve any major success in Syria. However, in the meantime, he changed the name of his organization once again and this time named it ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).
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