Formation
AQIM Saharan emirate
The Saharan command of al-Qaeda’s Maghreb affiliate — kidnap economy, desert logistics and the doctrinal core that trained the 2012 generation; folded into JNIM in 2017.
JNIM & lineageVolunteer / irregularArmed movementMergedHistorical subordination
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Lineage & institutional history
Successors: JNIM — Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims
Assessed as of2017-03