01161nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653003600058653001500094653001800109653001000127653001700137653001000154653001900164653001400183100001600197245008300213300001000296490000700306520063000313       2017                            d  cWinter 201710aAl-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb10aBoko Haram10aIslamic State10aLibya10aNorth Africa10aSahel10aSinai Province10aTerrorism1 aManni Crone00aIslamic State’s Incursion into North Africa and Sahel: A Threat to al-Qaeda?  a63-760 v163 a<p>The article examines Islamic State’s expansion into North Africa and Sahel and the subsequent rivalry between Islamic State and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb − the regional Al Qaeda group. Although IS managed to establish a province in Libya from 2014 through 2016, its presence in North Africa and Sahel (Libya, Sinai, Nigeria) is fragile. AQIM in contrast has a longstanding presence in the region, which appears to be much more consolidated. The rivalry between IS and AQ in this region has incited AQ splinter-groups to unite around AQIM, and in 2016 these groups stepped up their attacks on Western targets.</p>