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Sahel — Map

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SAHEL

Attacks on fixed security positions

Armed-group attacks on established camps, garrisons and security posts in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — one per position per day; never convoys or massacres.

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Influence and activity zones

Zone coverage: Mali only · Burkina Faso and Niger pending evidence — an undrawn country is an absence of published geometry, not of activity.

Sahel zones show broad influence, activity, access pressure, or administrative context. They do not represent precise territorial control — influence and activity are not the same as control.

Map scope, limits and attribution
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Interactive map — tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO. Markers show broad, publicly documented locations; sensitive sites are generalized to area level. Zone fills, where shown, are broad and approximate context with their own dates and confidence — never precise boundaries. The map does not show current deployments, activity or operational readiness, and is not suitable for operational use. Status is dated and contextual — see the methodology.
Influence and activity zones: broad · approximate · confidence graded per zone
Zone legend — Influence and activity zones

Sahel zones show broad influence, activity, access pressure, or administrative context. They do not represent precise territorial control — influence and activity are not the same as control.

  • Government-administered core — Cities and regions under state administration; rural margins pressured. As of 2026-07 · Confidence: Moderate.
  • JNIM activity areas — Reported JNIM operating and attack-reach areas — not held territory. As of 2026-07 · Confidence: Moderate.
  • Islamic State Sahel activity areas — Reported Islamic State Sahel activity areas — not held territory. As of 2026-07 · Confidence: Moderate.
  • Azawad activity zones — Reported FLA activity and presence — not held territory. As of 2026-07 · Confidence: Moderate.
  • Contested corridors — Broad bands along contested supply and trade arteries — not routes. As of 2026-07 · Confidence: Moderate.

Activity tempo

2 series

    Key developmentsAttacks on fixed security positionsSelected developments in this period

    Context, not targeting. Markers are broad, publicly documented locations; sensitive sites are generalised to area level. A recorded event is a dated, sourced report at a published marker — a count, never an effect, and a lower bound on the published record rather than the total activity in this coverage area. The map shows no current deployments, positions, routes or operational readiness. See what the tempo band counts and the methodology.