Here are some videos on Mali that you might find interesting. These involve not only Al Queda (Shiara/Shiites) but also ISIS/DASH (Sunni extremists) in the 2013 time frame. This "Insurgency" continues to this day and Al Queda in Africa was active since the mid-'90s.
https://youtu.be/hz_9KhUku2M
https://youtu.be/QO3iXNtLkug
Swag.