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Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Militant jihadist organisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Jama'atu Nasril Islam.
Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (Arabic: جماعة نصرة الإسلام والمسلمين, JNIM; French: Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans, GSIM;[7] lit. ' Support Group for Islam and Muslims') is a militant jihadist organisation in the Maghreb and West Africa formed by the merger of Ansar Dine, the Macina Liberation Front, al-Mourabitoun and the Saharan branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.[8] Its leaders swore allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri.[9]
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Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen | |
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Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans | |
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Leaders | Iyad Ag Ghaly |
Dates of operation | 2 March 2017 – present |
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Headquarters | Tinzaouaten[2] |
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Ideology | Salafi Jihadism |
Size | 2,000 (2022 estimate)[3] |
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Battles and wars | the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002-present) and the Northern Mali conflict |
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Territories under control of JNIM
In 2022, the Economist noted that JNIM is the fastest-growing terrorist group globally.[10]