The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.
Between May and October the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims – known by its Arabic acronym JNIM – has captured Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, Emirati, Iranian, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian nationals, according to the NGO ACLED, which tracks violence in conflict zones worldwide.
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