Radio War Nerd EP 497 — Jihadist Insurgencies in the Sahel, feat. Rob Ashlar

Guest: Rob AshlarRecorded: January 28, 2025 We talk to researcher Rob Ashlar about the social-political roots of the jihadist insurgencies in the Sahel, which have only grown and spread with each failed counter-insurgency effort. Glossary:JNIM: Al Qaeda franchise and most powerful jihadist group in the SahelAQIM (Al Qaeda in the Maghreb): Algeria-based Al Qaeda hq-like branch that works closely with JNIMKouffa, Amadou: De facto leader of JNIM, formally #2ISGS (Islamic State in the Greater Sahara): IS branch operating in southwest Niger and southeast MaliISWA (Islamic State in West Africa): IS branch operating in Chadian basin in northeast Nigeria Check out Rob's newsletter "For by art is created that great LEVIATHAN"Previous episodes with Rob Ashlar:*RWN #435: IS-KP's Friends in US-Occupied Afghanistan*RWN #458, #459: Origins of the Iraqi Insurgency, 2003-5 Total time: 1:32:59Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World