Mali UN peacekeeping mission ends: Researchers say an ISIL affiliate is expanding
After a decade-long presence, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has ended its operation. While the militaries of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso say they are recapturing lost territories, Sahel re-searchers say an ISIL affiliate is in fact expanding.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque has more.
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