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Katiba Serma

JNIM — GROUP FOR THE SUPPORT OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS · KATIBA

Part of JNIM — Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims

JNIM & lineage Active Subordination reported
Assessed as of
2026-06
Reviewed
2026-09-28
Confidence
low
  • Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance

Vigil category device — drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role. Not an official insignia.

In brief

JNIM unit operating in the Serma forest zone of the Hayré, between the Mopti and Gao regions — one of the named katibas behind the RN16 corridor attacks and the 2024 blockade of Boni; described in reporting as a semi-autonomous subgroup of Katiba Macina, a placement this tree records but does not adopt.

Scope
Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
Subordination
Subordination reported
Record state
Stub

About this record

Stub — a structured placeholder meeting the public-stub threshold: name, place in the force tree, broad role, and a dated status. A full profile follows source review.

Lineage & institutional history

Formed 2016

Formal parent institution: Filed under JNIM as the coalition names it; reporting describes it as a semi-autonomous subgroup of Katiba Macina, which would place it one level lower. Not resolved.

Confidence: Low Methodology Corrections

Assessed as of — 2026-06 Last reviewed — 2026-09-28

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