22 December 2024

Donning My Tinfoil Hat

So, it appears that after Niger kicked the French military out of their country, there has been a huge upsurge in terrorism from Islamic extremists.

I'm thinking that there are entities in France and the US that might be supporting the aforementioned Islamists because they want to put the country back under Paris' thumb.

No evidence here, just my inner paranoid whispering in my ear:

Attacks that killed dozens of civilians and soldiers in Niger this month have put a spotlight on the military’s failure to restore security in the West African nation, nearly 18 months after staging a coup.

When the military seized power in July 2023, the generals claimed they were better suited to restore order to a country racked by the world’s deadliest jihadist insurgency. But Niger has since spiraled into further violence, with frequent attacks on military forces, the recent destruction of a village and the killing of more than 20 passengers on a bus.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on military forces. All three attacks took place in western Niger, where affiliates of the Islamic State and Al Qaeda are active.

Militants affiliated with these groups have killed nearly twice as many civilians since the coup, compared with the 18 months that preceded it, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, or A.C.L.E.D., a nonprofit that tracks global conflict.

If this is the case, it would not be unprecedented, as western intelligence has been supporting Jihadis as a way to achieve regime change in Syria.

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