Sahel Monitor

🌟❌🌟 JNIM attacked Mamassoni, a suburb of Sikasso in southern Mali. Details on casualties and the extent of the damage remain unclear as the situation develops.

🌟🌟❌🌟 Malian forces have reportedly returned to the Intahaka gold mine in the Gao Region, reasserting control after earlier withdrawals. It marks another recapture following the JNIM–FLA spring offensive, during which Kidal and other northern areas fell.

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🌟❌🌟 On October 18, 2026, the Ethiopian Army captured the town of Sheraro in the Tigray Region.

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🌟❌🌟 Footage of the October 13 ISWAP attack on the Nigerian army camp in Mairari, Guzamala LGA, Borno State.

🌟❌🌟 Nigerian troops raided two suspected ISSP camps in Waria Forest and Sarma Village, Sokoto State, forcing fighters to flee before destroying the camps. Two fighters were killed, and four AK-47 rifles, eight motorcycles and ammunition were captured.

🌟❌🌟 Burkina Faso’s armed forces conducted an operation in Bourasso, in Kossi Province in the Bankui Region, eliminating several JNIM militants.

🌟❌🌟 The Ethiopian Army captured the towns of Inticho, Feres May, Idaga Arbi and Nebelat in the Tigray Region.

🌟❌🌟 IS claimed the October 13 attack on the Nigerian army camp in Mairari, Guzamala LGA, Borno State, saying it killed 21 soldiers, including an officer, and destroyed 18 vehicles.

🌟❌🌟 On October 5, 2026, OLA, a member of the Tsimdo coalition, captured the town of Chobi in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region.

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🏴⚔️🏳️ — Clashes between the Islamic State Sahel Province and JNIM has been active for over a week now. Fires were detected on October 16, as a result of the ongoing battles in both Mali's northeast Tessit and Burkina Faso's Aribanda areas. Tessit-Arbinda | 15.35326,0.50657 | 14.13518,-0.53423 According to some sources, JNIM sent reinfocments of about 150 fighters from Central Mali to Burkina, days ago, for a revenge attack against ISSP due to the Losses Suffered Previously. Map by - Sahel Monitor @Conflict_Monitor

🌟❌🌟 On October 11, 2026, IS West Africa Province targeted a Nigerien Army patrol with an IED on a road near Diffa, the capital of the Diffa Region. 7 Nigerien soldiers were killed.

🌟❌🌟 JNIM’s keyboard warrior division has scored a major victory: four IS Telegram bots reportedly wiped out after a mass-reporting offensive. They’re now compiling targets for the next wave. The JNIM–IS clashes have officially spilled over to Telegram.

🌟❌🌟 On October 16, 2026, Fano, a member of the Tsimdo coalition, captured the town of Wegel Tena in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region.

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🌟❌🌟 On October 15, 2026, Malian forces and partners reportedly raided the IS-controlled town of Inarabane in the Ménaka Region. Alleged IS leader Abdoul Barr and his men reportedly fled, leaving women and children behind. The civilians were reportedly spared.

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🌟❌🌟 Fano, a member of the Tsimdo coalition, captured the towns of Muja, Tissa Abalima and Chiso in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region.

🌟❌🌟 IS claims JNIM sent 3,000+ fighters toward Oudalan and set a large-scale ambush near Ganadauri. According to Al-Naba, IS reportedly broke through in 90 mins of intense close combat, pursued fleeing JNIM fighters 80 km, killed hundreds & executed dozens of captured JNIM fighters.

🌟❌🌟 On October 14, 2026, IS West Africa Province attacked a Nigerian Army position in Mairari, a village in Guzamala LGA, Borno State, killing 15 Nigerian soldiers and 5 CJTF members. Mairari and Lingir are the Nigerian Army’s last remaining strongholds in Guzamala LGA.

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🌟❌🌟 As battles between ISSP and JNIM continue, fires have erupted nort of Tessit in the Gao Region, presumably as a result of the fighting.

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