Ansar ul Islam

Ansar ul Islam is a militant Islamist group active in Burkina Faso and in Mali. Ansar ul Islam is the Ansar Dine branch in Burkina Faso.

Ansar ul Islam
The black flag variant used by AQIM
Leaders	Ibrahim Malam Dicko (2016-2017) Abdoul Salam Dicko (2017-Present)[1]
Dates of operation	December 2016–present[2]
Ideology	Anti-Western sentiment Salafist Jihadism
Allies	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[2]
Opponents	State opponents  Burkina Faso  Mali  France
Battles and wars	Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) and the Global War on Terrorism

On October 30 2020, about fifty jihadists on motorcycles belonging to the Ansarul Islam group were killed by the French army in Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso. Weapons and equipment were also seized.[3]

Attacks

The group announced its existence in December 2016 in a statement claiming responsibility for an attack in Nassoumbou.[4] the attack on two police stations in Tongomayel and Baraboulé in February 2017[5] and the attack at a village in Soum in March 2017.[6]

References

1. "Burkina Faso wanted list details Ansaroul Islam network". Long War Journal. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
2. 11, Dakaractu. "Un nouveau mouvement djihadiste est né au Burkina Faso". Retrieved 12 April 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. "Au Mali, l'armée française tue plus de 50 jihadistes près de la frontière burkinabè". France 24 (in French). 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
4. "Un groupe jihadiste tente de s'implanter au Burkina Faso - RFI". Retrieved 12 April 2017.
5. "Jihadists attack north Burkina Faso towns amid film festival". ABC News. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
6. "Two dead in Burkina Faso 'jihadist' attack". Retrieved 12 April 2017.