Conflict Monitor

🏴❌🇳🇬🇸🇴 — According to latest UN report on the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda... The Islamic State Sahel Province extended its presence beyond Kebbi and Sokoto States reaching Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, which by the report its mainly due to defections from the bandit group Lakurawa. With ISSP previously acknowledging its presence, for the first time, in Kebbi and Sokoto and claiming two separate attacks in them via its Al-Naba Newspaper (issue No. 551). In another paragraph, the UN report says that the Islamic State Somal Province has reoccupied positions previously cleared by Puntland Security Forces after operations against the group declined since January. Noting that the Latest IS-Somal Attack killed 10 Puntland soldiers on August 2, 2026. @Conflict_Monitor

🇲🇱🇳🇪🇺🇸🇲🇦🇩🇿🇱🇾🤝🏳️— In a coordinated deal, for the past 72h, hostage releases by all actors have been made with the help of mediation roles by Morocco, Algeria, and Libya. 82 Malian soldiers were released by the FLA in exchange for its commander (1st pic), as Reported Previously. Mali's junta pardoned and released French national Yann Vézilier (3rd pic), a French embassy employee whom Mali had sentenced to 20 years on alleged coup/intelligence charges. He was ordered to leave Mali. Morocco facilitated his release. Algeria announced the recovery of German hostage Ulumaskan Sinan, kidnapped in Niger. Algeria facilitated his return, as Formerly Mentioned. Kevin Rideout (2nd pic), an American missionary and pilot kidnapped in Niamey in October 21, 2025, by the Islamic State Sahel Province, was released during the night from Thursday, August 13, to Friday, and is now in U.S. custody. Following mediation led by Libya's Marshal Khalifa Haftar. @Conflict_Monitor

🏳️🤝🇲🇱 — The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) has freed 82 soldiers of the Malian army, captured during the April 25,2026, offensive, in exchange for its commander Inkinane Ag Attaher, who has been held in Niger since April 3, 2025. @Conflict_Monitor

🏴❌🇸🇾 — Suspected Islamic State gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on oil tanker trucks earlier today in Karama, eastern Raqqa countryside. A Similar Attack targeting oil tankers previously took place last week in the province of Deir ez-Zor. @Conflict_Monitor

🇸🇾 — The Syrian government released some of the falsely convicted to be Islamic State cell members after they were proven innocent by their families and histories. While the rest are still in custody under investigation. @Conflict_Monitor

🏴😞🇳🇬 — Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters burn Nigerian army camp and 18 vehicles in an attack in northern Nigeria. The Amaq News Agency reported that ISWAP fighters stormed a Nigerian army camp, burning its barracks and vehicles in a new attack in the north of the country. According to the agency, ISWAP fighters attacked a Nigerian army camp in the town of Gajiram, Borno State, on Sunday (9 August) Violent clashes erupted, causing Nigerian soldiers to flee their barracks, while the fighters stormed and seized the camp. The camp's barracks were burned after the takeover, along with 18 vehicles, including armored vehicles. The fighters also seized three machine guns, two rocket launchers, and boxes of ammunition. This attack is part of ongoing attacks against army positions and camps in the region, following similar attacks known as the "camp massacres." @Conflict_Monitor

🏴❌🇵🇭 — Suspected Islamic State East Asia Province (ISEAP) gunmen assassinated a Chairman, affiliated with the Philippine goverment, in Barangay Kibudtungan, Cotabato, on August 2. @Conflict_Monitor

🇸🇾🤥❌🏴 — Since the dismantle of the alleged Islamic State cell in Quneitra, news have been emerging about the innocence of some of those arrested. 2nd pic, the two individuals resided in Germany and have German citizenship, they were visiting Syria when they were arrested. Pic 1-3, the two had been outside Syria and were living in Erbil before coming back to Syria, with their families condemning the arrest and claiming their innocents. No real proof have been released by the Syrian government regarding the cell such as weapons or data from their devices. @Conflict_Monitor

⬛❌🇲🇱🇲🇱 — Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) militants attacked positions of the pro-government Tuareg militia, Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA), in the region of Menaka, on August 11, killing an unspecified amount of MSA fighters and seizing their equipment, while others fled towards the Algerian border. @Conflict_Monitor

🏴❌🇮🇶 — IED explosion targeted an Iraqi Hummer inuring 3, among them are 2 officers, in the Shai Valley, Kirkuk Province. The ground patrol came hours after 6 air strikes targeted the area prior to the attack, which might have given the Islamic State time and intel about their movements thus an IED was planted to target them. @Conflict_Monitor

🏳️❌🇲🇱 — JNIM claimed to have killed/injured dozens of Malian soldiers and taken full control of the San military base, Ségou region, during the attack on August 9. The group also claimed to have destroyed several vehicles and capturing 3 others, as well as weapons and ammunition. Regarding the lies of the Malian army and the Russian Africa Corps, one of the corpses shown in their statement about "repelling" the JNIM attack on that base, turned out to be a soldier killed by JNIM in that attack. Which makes you question the other dead bodies as well if they belong to JNIM, let alone their usual lies of repelling JNIM raids. @Conflict_Monitor

🏴❌🇨🇲 — On August 10, an ISWAP attack targeted a Cameroonian army position in Sagmi, near the Cameroon-Nigeria border without a clear casualty count yet. @Conflict_Monitor

⚫️❌🇳🇬 — ISWAP attacked the Gajiram military base of the Nigerian army in the Borno region. The base was overran, with the troops inside it fleeing, while the casualty count is unknown. CTTV footage shows the attackers infiltrating the base. @Conflict_Monitor

🏴❌🇵🇰 — The Islamic State-Khorasan (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior member of the Pakistani government's peace committee in the village of Kohi, Salarzo district, Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The leader, Zuhoor Ali Ahmed, was shot on Saturday evening, August 8, at approximately 10:53 PM by ISKP militants who stormed his home. He died from his wounds. @Conflict_Monitor

🇩🇿🤝🇩🇪🇳🇪 — Algeria received the German citizen of Turkish origine in In Guezzam, southern Algeria, after he was kidnapped by bandits in Niger approximately two weeks ago, and transferred him to the Boufarik military base near the capital to be later returned to Germany. @Conflict_Monitor

🏴😞🇳🇬 — Amaq News Agency released a video showing an IED explosion targeting a Nigerian army vehicle on the road between the towns of Dikwa and Ajiri on July 30 in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The explosion destroyed the vehicle, killing three soldiers and wounding others. @Conflict_Monitor

🏴❌🇮🇶 — Former Assad regime fighter was shot dead last night by unknown assailants on the outskirts of Hama City, Nasr suburbs. This is the 3rd suspected Islamic State attack targeting Assad remnants in about a week - 1st Attack, 2nd Attack. @Conflict_Monitor

🇸🇾🇮🇱😞🏴 — Syrian Security Forces dismantled an Islamic State logistical cell in Quneitra Province. 9 cell members, including a commander, were arrested in Quneitra. The cell was for logistical support in terms of collecting weapons, explosives, and facilitating the movement of other cells. The leader of the cell, Musab Khalil Al-Sheikh, nicknamed "The Chinese," (pic 3), was active within the ranks of the group in Damascus, its countryside, the Badia region, and the villages of Hauran. @Conflict_Monitor

🏳️❌🇲🇱 — JNIM raided a FAMa base in the city of San, Ségou region, this Sunday morning. Seven hours after the attack, the Malian army claimed to have repelled an "attack attempt" and that the situation is under control. In the face of these contradictory accounts, the footage from the field will be crucial to establish what really happened. With only 5 JNIM militants were killed, dozens of Malian soldiers were killed, injured, and forced to flee the base, returning hours later when JNIM withdrew from the base after looting it and destroying parts of it. @Conflict_Monitor

🏳️😞🇲🇱🇷🇺 — JNIM claimed to have targeted an armored vehicle of the Malian army and the Russian Africa Corps using an IED in Inboguitene, near Anafif, Saturday morning. @Conflict_Monitor