Al Qaeda and Islamic State Are Fighting with Gunfire the Sahel

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Islamic State (ISIS) and Al Qaeda, the two major jihadist internationals, are fighting each other in the Sahel in an increasingly fierce manner to gain control over more territory, resources, transportation routes and zones of influence.Clashes extend from Mali to northern Nigeria and face two different ways of understanding the insurgency.While Al Qaeda's Sahelian arm occasionally shows willingness to collaborate with local authorities and comm…