Observed operations
FLA–JNIM offensives, 2026
The largest coordinated offensive since 2012 — two movements with incompatible end-states fighting as one.
Conflict coverage · Central Sahel
Context, not targeting. Campaign records describe objectives, participants, phases and outcomes at the level of published analysis; they contain no current positions, force ratios, unit locations or strengths.
Campaigns4 sustained efforts in Sahel, each grouping the events that belong to it. Status describes where a campaign stands, never who is winning.
Observed operations
JNIM fuel blockade campaign
An insurgency strangling a state's economy without taking a city — declared September 2025, eased once, and reimposed in April 2026.
Observed operations
Pressure in Tillabéri
Niger's share of the tri-border war — the area that recorded the central Sahel's highest civilian death toll from attacks in 2025.
Observed operations
The encirclement of Djibo
Four years of total encirclement of a provincial capital — the blockade instrument applied completely rather than partially.
Evidence and grading
- Observed operation
- Documented as having occurred or as occurring, with sources. Its lifecycle status says where it stands.
- Confidence
- How well established Vigil considers this assessment to be. It is not a measure of how severe the situation is.