The group is in direct competition with the IS affiliate Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and this year has seen a number of low-level battles between them.
Saa kuo yi Islamic State in the Great Sahara (ISGSɔ a ɛhyɛ IS ase na wɔrepere so wɔ borɔno yi so. Afe yi deɛ, ntɔkwa pii nkɔɔ so wɔ wɔn ntam.