Jamaat Nusrat Al Islam Wal Muslimin Jnim

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM; lit. “Support Group for Islam and Muslims”) is an Islamist militant group operating in West Africa. A regional affiliate of Al-Qaeda , it is generally regarded as one of the fastest-growing and most powerful insurgent groups in the world, and is fighting an ongoing war against the military governments of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.

The ongoing civil war in Mali—where a jihadist group is poised to seize power—is spilling over into Nigeria, with ominous humanitarian consequences.

In the early 2020s, the United States was largely displaced by Russia in the Sahel—but the Kremlin’s high-profile failures there have opened the door to America’s return.

The fall of Mali’s military junta will profoundly destabilize West Africa, and potentially its neighbors as well.

Recent instability in Mali is proof that Russia’s paramilitary presence has never had much to offer West and Central African security and development.

Russia’s proxies have few solutions to offer when tackling West Africa and the Sahel’s problems.

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