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Africa Subsaharan
Commander, Two Others Killed As Bandits Clash With Ansaru Terrorist Group
2022-07-23
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

In Nigeria, Ansaru is a splinter of Boko Haram. In Mali, Ansaru has been associated with JNIM, the local branch of Al Qaeda in North Africa. There are other Ansarus and Ansar ul Islams scattered around the world — it’s a popular name. For some reason the Nigerian one has something against the local bandits.
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