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AQIM Saharan emirate

Force Atlas / JNIM — Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims / AQIM Saharan emirate

Formation

AQIM Saharan emirate

The Saharan command of al-Qaeda’s Maghreb affiliate — kidnap economy, desert logistics and the doctrinal core that trained the 2012 generation; folded into JNIM in 2017.

JNIM & lineageVolunteer / irregularArmed movementMergedHistorical subordination

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Lineage & institutional history

Formed 2007Reorganised 2017-03

Successors: JNIM — Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims

Assessment confidence: highStatus as of 2017-03Methodology