The Long War Journal has mapped over 100 Al Qaeda attacks inward West Africa. So far this twelvemonth over 100 terrorist attacks accept been attributed to Al Qaeda inward West Africa. The Long War Journal - Al Qaeda Map documents the locations of these terrorist attacks inward the region.
The map uses color-coded categorized markers to quest the twelvemonth each assail took house as well as the type of terrorist assail carried out. The colors quest the twelvemonth of each assail as well as the icons demo whether each assail was a rocket, IED, suicide bombing or other type of terrorist attack.
The bulk of Al Qaeda attacks inward the percentage over this menstruum accept been inward Mali. The Long War Journal suggests that this is inward reply to the intervention of French Republic inward northern Mali. Despite France's success inward ousting Jihadists inward northern Mali, Al Qaeda has responded yesteryear intensifying its terrorist campaign.
