{"id":268961,"date":"2025-08-08T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mapped-how-terrorists-in-west-africa-became-so-powerful-and-so-deadly\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T18:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:00:37","slug":"mapped-how-terrorists-in-west-africa-became-so-powerful-and-so-deadly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mapped-how-terrorists-in-west-africa-became-so-powerful-and-so-deadly\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapped: How terrorists in West Africa became so powerful &#8211; and so deadly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/s4ZdYIX7PTY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mapped: How terrorists in West Africa became so powerful - and so deadly\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s4ZdYIX7PTY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Sahel region in Africa is the world&#8217;s terrorism epicentre, accounting for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index.<\/p>\n<p>These extremist groups are using national parks to spread their reach, and taking advantage of instability and geopolitical tensions to increase their power and presence in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Yousra Elbagir explains how these violent groups work, and what&#8217;s being done to stop them.<\/p>\n<p>#africa #westafrica #terrorism <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sahel region in Africa is the world&#8217;s terrorism epicentre, accounting for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index. 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