Jama'at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin
E535944
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is a Mali-based jihadist coalition affiliated with al-Qaeda that operates across the Sahel region, conducting insurgent and terrorist activities in countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin | 3 |
| Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims | 1 |
| Jama'at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5546360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jama'at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin Context triple: [Insurgency in the Maghreb, hasJihadistGroup, Jama'at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin]
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A.
Ikhwan al-Safa
Ikhwan al-Safa was a secretive medieval Islamic philosophical brotherhood best known for its encyclopedic "Epistles" that synthesized Greek philosophy, science, and Islamic thought.
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B.
Hizb-i Islami Khalis
Hizb-i Islami Khalis was an Afghan Islamist mujahideen faction led by Mohammad Yunus Khalis that became prominent for its armed resistance against the Soviet-backed government during the 1980s.
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C.
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Islamic Jihad was a militant Islamist organization from Egypt known for its violent campaign to overthrow the Egyptian government and its later merger into al-Qaeda’s global jihadist network.
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D.
Jamiat-e Islami
Jamiat-e Islami is a major Afghan Islamist political and military organization, historically led by Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud and prominent in resistance against Soviet occupation and later Taliban rule.
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E.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Palestinian Islamic Jihad is a Palestinian Islamist militant organization known for armed resistance and attacks against Israel, particularly through suicide bombings and rocket fire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jama'at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin Target entity description: Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is a Mali-based jihadist coalition affiliated with al-Qaeda that operates across the Sahel region, conducting insurgent and terrorist activities in countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
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A.
Ikhwan al-Safa
Ikhwan al-Safa was a secretive medieval Islamic philosophical brotherhood best known for its encyclopedic "Epistles" that synthesized Greek philosophy, science, and Islamic thought.
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B.
Hizb-i Islami Khalis
Hizb-i Islami Khalis was an Afghan Islamist mujahideen faction led by Mohammad Yunus Khalis that became prominent for its armed resistance against the Soviet-backed government during the 1980s.
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C.
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Islamic Jihad was a militant Islamist organization from Egypt known for its violent campaign to overthrow the Egyptian government and its later merger into al-Qaeda’s global jihadist network.
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D.
Jamiat-e Islami
Jamiat-e Islami is a major Afghan Islamist political and military organization, historically led by Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud and prominent in resistance against Soviet occupation and later Taliban rule.
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E.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Palestinian Islamic Jihad is a Palestinian Islamist militant organization known for armed resistance and attacks against Israel, particularly through suicide bombings and rocket fire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jihadist organization
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militant group ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| affiliation | al‑Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance | al‑Qaeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JNIM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Insurgency in the Maghreb
NERFINISHED
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Insurgency in the Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Mali conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 2017-03-02 ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emir | Iyad Ag Ghaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Al‑Mourabitoun
NERFINISHED
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Ansar Dine NERFINISHED ⓘ Macina Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahara branch of al‑Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of an Islamic state in the Sahel
ⓘ
implementation of strict sharia law ⓘ |
| ideology | Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| leader | Iyad Ag Ghaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
French military presence in the Sahel
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Malian government NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | al‑Qaeda network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation |
Sahel
NERFINISHED
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West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| spokesperson | Abu Walid al‑Sahrawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Arabic
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Fulfulde ⓘ Tamasheq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
armed ambushes
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attacks on UN peacekeepers ⓘ attacks on military bases ⓘ hostage‑taking ⓘ improvised explosive devices ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ suicide bombings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jama'at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin Description of subject: Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is a Mali-based jihadist coalition affiliated with al-Qaeda that operates across the Sahel region, conducting insurgent and terrorist activities in countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
this entity surface form:
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
this entity surface form:
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
this entity surface form:
Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims