Mali

Militias are being organized to fight Islamist groups in the north. Mauritania and Algeria continue to call for negotiations to resolve the crisis in northern Mali, and oppose direct military intervention.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

Iraq

Islamic state

Syria

Aqap

Al shabaab

Boko Haram

Isis