Entity record

ISLAMIC STATE IN THE GREATER SAHARA (ISGS)Organization

Source-verifiedReflects UN Security Council Consolidated Listobserved not an issuing authority

ISLAMIC STATE IN THE GREATER SAHARA (ISGS) appears on the UN Security Council Consolidated List, designated by UN Security Council under program Al-Qaida; reflected as observed on 2026-06-27.

Also known as

  • Islamic State in Iraq and Syria – Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS)
  • Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS)
  • Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Greater Sahara (ISIL-GS)
  • Islamic State of the Greater Sahel
  • ISIS in the Greater Sahel
  • ISIS in the Greater Sahara
  • ISIS in the Islamic Sahel

Designations

Source remarks: QDe.163 — Formed in May 2015 by Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui (QDi.415). Associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). Splinter group of Al-Mourabitoun (QDe.141). Committed terrorist attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities (official source)

Key properties

Source list & list version

DatasetList versionManifest SHA-256StatusVerify
UN Security Council Consolidated List
United Nations Security Council
un_sc_sanctions@2026-06-275b06ad218e6f6a3bList version (signing pending)manifest

Last confirmed present in UN Security Council Consolidated List list version un_sc_sanctions@2026-06-27, observed .

Source: United Nations Security Council Consolidated List (scsanctions.un.org), used under CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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ISLAMIC STATE IN THE GREATER SAHARA (ISGS). ProofAML. This page reflects the official UN Security Council Consolidated List, version un_sc_sanctions@2026-06-27, as observed on 2026-06-27. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/organizations/islamic-state-in-the-greater-sahara-isgs-nk69ba2401/

Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /organizations/islamic-state-in-the-greater-sahara-isgs-nk69ba2401/entity.json