Foreign Policy Essay
Negotiating With Jihadists in the Sahel and Nigeria
Jacob Zenn Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 10:01 AM
Are there opportunities to wind down fighting with some terrorist groups in the region?
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Are there opportunities to wind down fighting with some terrorist groups in the region?
[Update: Several people reached out after I posted last night, drawing attention to the fact that al-Mourabitoun (also spelled al Murabitun) apparently reunited with AQIM after its initial separation from the group. On the other hand, others reached out to point to indications that the particular leader at the center of the current storm—al Sahraoui—may still lead a splinter faction that resisted/resists the return to the AQIM fold.