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The Puzzle of JNIM and Militant Islamist Groups in the Sahel | ||
2022-06-05 | ||
From two years ago, but clarifies the players and their specific playing fields. Key bits presented here, but it’s worth grabbing something to drink and reading the whole thing at the link, including useful maps and tables. Note also that today we have a report that JNIM is expanding into Togo on the southern side of West Africa. [AfricaCenter] Composed of distinct operational entities, the murderous Moslem Islamist group coalition Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Moslemeen (JNIM) serves the role of obscuring the operations of its component parts in the Sahel, thereby inhibiting a more robust response.
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