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The al-Qaeda offshoot looking to Syria as a blueprint
Mali’s al-Qaeda offshoot, JNIM, is using lessons from Syria’s Islamist revolution to plan an offensive aimed at increasing its power. The group seeks to replicate strategies from Syria’s conflict to advance its influence in Mali.
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