Statements: MOVEMENT FOR UNITY AND JIHAD IN WEST AFRICA

Canonical ID: NK-frM6JqdQWFxHHGPZQcPPzq · Entity type: Organization (reference)

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`Organization:notes`		The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa is a splinter group of al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. Formed in 2011, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA) seeks to spread jihad across West Africa and establish a strict form of Sharia Law. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa has carried out terrorist activities including kidnappings, small arms attacks, improvised explosive devices attacks, and suicide bombings. On May 23, 2013, MOJWA and al'Muwaqi'un Bil-Dima (MBD) launched twin suicide attacks against a Nigerien army base and a French uranium mine in Niger, killing 25 people. MOJWA merged with MBD to form Al-Murabitoun, in August 2013.		ca_listed_terrorists		`ca-lte-47-movement-for-oneness-and-jihad-in-west-africa-mojwa`	2023-04-20