Islamic State group almost doubled its territory in Mali in under a year, U.N. says
Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts said in a new report.
UNITED NATIONS — Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report.
The stalled implementation of the peace deal and
