Islamic State – Sahil Province

Islamic State – Sahel Province
Islamic State – Sahel Province
	Logo of The Sahil Province
Leaders	Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi † ; Abdulaziz Mahwaz Al-Jamal
Dates of operation	13 May 2015–present
Headquarters	Near Ménaka, Gao Region, Mali
Active regions	Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
Ideology	Salafi jihadism
Size	1,400
Part of	Islamic State
Opponents	State Opponents Mali; ; Niger; ; Burkina Faso; ; France; ; United Nations; ; United States; ; Germany; ; Benin; Algeria; Nigeria; Non-State Opponents Movement for the Salvation of Azawad; ; GATIA; ; JNIM; Wagner Group; ;
Designated as a terrorist group by	See below

The Islamic State – Sahel Province (ISSP), formerly known as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS), is an Islamist militant group adhering to the ideology of Salafi Jihadism. IS-GS was formed on 15 May 2015 as the result of a split within the militant group Al-Mourabitoun. The rift was a reaction to the adherence of one of its leaders, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui, to the Islamic State. From March 2019 to 2022, IS-GS was formally part of the Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP); when it was also called "ISWAP-Greater Sahara". In March 2022, IS declared the province autonomous, separating it from its West Africa Province and naming it Islamic State – Sahil Province (ISSP).

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