Conflict coverage · Central Sahel

Formation of JNIM

2 Mar 2017Key eventEssential

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Ansar Dine, AQIM's Saharan emirate, al-Mourabitoun and Katiba Macina merge into Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin under Iyad Ag Ghaly, pledging allegiance to al-Qaeda.

Why it mattersThe merger unified command, propaganda and finance across the jihadist field — creating the organisation that now pressures every region of Mali and much of the wider Sahel.

Confidence: HighSources: Established historical record · International Crisis Group ↗Methodology Corrections

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