Mali Islamic Insurgent Group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam (JNIM) Expanding at an Alarming Rate
Islamic extremist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), expanding across West Africa and the Sahel region. Courtesy of Air University. Mali is facing the risk of state collapse as al-Qaida–linked jihadists tighten a siege around the capital, Bamako, by attacking fuel convoys and cutting off supplies to the city of four million. The insurgents, operating under the banner of Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), have