Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
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; 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. Its leaders swore allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri.
| Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen | |
|---|---|
| Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans | |
| Leaders | Iyad Ag Ghaly |
| Dates of operation | 2 March 2017 – present |
| Allegiance | Al-Qaeda Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
| Headquarters | Tinzaouaten |
| Active regions | Mali Algeria Niger Libya Mauritania Tunisia Chad Burkina Faso |
| Ideology | Salafi Jihadism |
| Size | 2,000 (2022 estimate) |
| Part of | al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb |
| Allies | Ansar ul Islam al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb |
| Opponents | Mali Algeria Tunisia Niger Libya France United States Turkey Islamic State in the Greater Sahara |
| Battles and wars | the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002-present) and the Northern Mali conflict |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | United Nations United States United Kingdom France Russia China Japan Canada Australia European Union NATO Iraq |
In 2022, the Economist noted that JNIM is the fastest-growing terrorist group globally.
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