Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin

Militant jihadist organisation

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is a united front of various Salafi jihadist organizations in the Maghreb and West Africa formed by the merger of Ansar Dine, al-Mourabitoun and the Saharan branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Its emir Iyad Ag Ghali swore allegiance to al-Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and the Taliban's leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in 2017.

Also known as...Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, Nusrat al-Islam, Support Group for Islam and Muslims, Group to Support Islam and Muslims, Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans, Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin, JNIM, and GSIM
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Mali jihadist attacks kill 70

Mali jihadist attacks kill 70 Over 70 people have been killed in central Mali following a wave of attacks by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist groups.