Islamic State Group Fails To Comment As France Declares Sahel Chief Dead

The Islamic State group says it carried out attacks committed up to two months ago in the Sahel - but failed to comment on the reported death of its regional leader there.<br />The group and its jihadist rival al-Qaeda are blamed for most attacks in the region, including the targeted killing of French aid workers in 2020.<br />The IS group&#039;s weekly newspaper, al-Naba, claimed attacks against the army and pro-army "militias" in Niger, against al-Qaeda rivals in Mali and Burkina Faso, and against spies in Mali - covering a period between early July and early September.<br />The group reiterated that such delays were caused by the security and technical circumstances affecting the mujahidin on the ground.