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Conflict Trends Report October 2017
Oct 1, 2017 | Armed ConflictCCAPS
This month’s issue includes conflict summaries on Nigeria and Somalia. The report focuses on expanding militant Islamist activity in and around Burkina Faso, simmering tensions in Egypt’s Sinai province, the resurgence of the Islamic State in Libya, recent spikes in protests and riots in both Cameroon and Togo as well as shifting conflict dynamics in Zambia. A Special Report explores violence perpetrated by Al Shabaab in Somalia and Boko Haram in Nigeria, comparing the respective threat each group poses, their tactics and trajectories.
