<p>Hear researcher <strong>Vidar Benjamin Skretting</strong> from the Norewegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) talk about the jihadist movements in the Sahel. In this episode Skretting discuss the:</p>
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<li>The Tuareg rebellion and jihadist takeover of northern Mali in 2012-2013</li>
<li>Overview of the situation in the Sahel and the main jihadist actors operating in the region, JNIM and ISGS</li>
<li>JNIM and ISGS as local insurgent movements and their connections to transnational jihadism<strong><br>
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