Al Qaeda vs ISIS: First-Ever Clash in Niger

0:00It's April 9th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Global News Today, your AI-powered world briefing. Al-Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates just threw down in Niger for the first time ever. In the Tilabari region of Western Niger, fighters from Islamic State in the Sahel province hit a Jamaat Nusrat out Islam while Muslim in position on. April 2nd. They claim they took out 35 enemies, grabbed weapons and motorbikes, all in retaliation for Jain in attack on a local village. These groups have been beefing since 2019, but only in Mali and Burkina Faso, up till now. Hundreds of clashes later, that's led to over 2,100 deaths, according to conflict trackers at ACLED. Analysts are calling this a sign of how weak state control is across the Sahel. Human Rights Watch has slammed ISSP for civilian massacres in the area before. An expert say ISSP's claims, check out. They back them up with photos of bodies and loot. Meanwhile, Jain in fire back in a video, saying they killed one rival and snatched another

1:03on April 5th in Nigeria's kebbi state. They're calling them, cow orage, they're go-to slur for ISIS types. Poor teamwork between Niger and Nigeria's forces is letting Jain in set up bases in the gaps. This rival resramping up recruitment and chaos, making the whole jihadist mess tougher to stand out in West Africa. Keep an eye on how it spills over.