Formation
Al-Mourabitoun
Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s formation, merging his katiba with MUJAO remnants; author of the era’s major urban terror attacks (Bamako 2015) before joining JNIM. An ISGS-bound faction split away in 2015.
JNIM & lineageVolunteer / irregularArmed movementMergedHistorical subordination
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Lineage & institutional history
Predecessors: MUJAO — Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa
Successors: JNIM — Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims