The chaos that was created allowed the invasion of two-thirds of the country by Tuareg rebels accompanied by jihadist groups, who eventually overpowered the Tuareg rebels and corralled them into sharia-imposed areas under their control.
Letzteren gelang es die Oberhand über die Tuareg-Rebellen zu gewinnen und diese in die Zonen zu vertreiben, in denen nun die Dschihadisten die Kontrolle innehatten und in denen nun durch sie die Scharia galt.