Sahel Monitor

🌟❌🌟 AS captured the village of Hees in the Hiraan Region.

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🌟❌🌟 A Palestinian foreign fighter for IS Somalia Province was killed during clashes with the Puntland Defense Forces. News of his death was published on October 5 by a friend in Gaza, who identified him as Ibrahim Abu Jray.

😭😭😭😭😭 This is so stupid I don't even know what to say.

🌟❌🌟 On October 9, 2026, Fano, a member of the Tsimdo coalition, captured the town of Dogolo in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region.

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🌟❌🌟 On October 10, 2026, the Ethiopian Army captured the town of Atsbi in the Tigray Region.

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🌟❌🌟 JNIM fighter deaths have reportedly risen to over 600, with hundreds wounded and thousands fleeing. Sources say ISSP seized around 300 motorcycles and large quantities of weapons, and now controls an area spanning over 200 km, its biggest victory against JNIM since 2019.

🌟❌🌟 On October 9, 2026, the Sudanese Army captured the town of Abu Zaima in the North Kordofan Province.

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🏴‍☠️❌🌟 On October 7, 2026, bandits from the Gwaska faction overran a Nigerian military camp in Bindin, Zamfara State. 25 Nigerian soldiers were killed in the attack.

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🌟❌🌟 On October 9, 2026, the Ethiopian Army captured the towns of Adigrat and Hawzen in the Tigray Region.

🌟❌🌟 Fires have erupted in northern Burkina Faso. Presumably as a result of the fighting.

⚫️❌🇳🇬 — Suspected Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) militants attacked a base of the Nigerian army in the village of Maiyama, Kebbi State, killing two soldiers on October 7, 2026. @Conflict_Monitor

🌟❌🌟 Early reports suggest IS Sahel Province captured over 200km of territory from JNIM in the tri-border region.

🌟❌🌟 On October 8, 2026, the Ethiopian Army captured the towns of Freweyni and Idaga Hamus in the Tigray Region.

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🔄 At least 10 Nigerian soldiers were killed.

🌟❌🌟 On September 27, 2026, IS Somalia Province attacked a position of the Puntland Forces in the village of Dhasaan, located in the Ja’il Valley using rocket-propelled grenades.

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🌟❌🌟 The Ethiopian Army captured the town of Samre in the Tigray Region.

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🌟❌🌟 On September 30, 2026, IS West Africa Province attacked a Nigerian military camp in the town of Mubi, Adamawa State. 4 Nigerian soldiers were killed.

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