Executive Summary:
The al-Qaeda affiliate Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Islamic State (IS) affiliate Islamic State in Sahel Province (ISSP) are engaged in a widespread fratricidal war. This violent rivalry has expanded from the Sahel region into littoral West African countries. Both jihadist groups continue to make advances against government forces despite heavy casualties from their infighting. They are increasingly attacking…