Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (abbreviated MOJWA) or the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (abbreviated MUJWA; Arabic: جماعة التوحيد والجهاد في غرب أفريقيا Jamāʿat at-tawḥīd wal-jihād fī gharb ʾafrīqqīyā; French: Mouvement pour l'unicité et le jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest, abbreviated MUJAO), was a militant Islamist organisation that broke off from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb with the intended goal of spreading jihad across a larger section of West Africa, as well as demanding the expulsion of all French interests (especially military and resources) that operates in West Africa, which they regard as "colonialist occupiers".
| Monotheism and Jihad Movement in West Africa | |
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| جماعة التوحيد والجهاد في غرب أفريقيا Jamāʿat at-tawḥīd wal-jihād fī gharb ʾafrīqqīyā | |
| Leaders | Hamada Ould Mohamed Kheirou (Alias Abu Qumqum) |
| Dates of operation | October 2011–2013 |
| Active regions | Algeria Mali Niger |
| Allies | Ansar Dine Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb |
| Opponents | Algeria Burkina Faso Mali Mauritania Morocco Niger Western Sahara France Turkey United States Azawad Ganda Iso |
| Battles and wars | Northern Mali conflict
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Its operations were largely limited to southern Algeria and northern Mali. The group continued to be affiliated with AQIM and was sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council in 2012.
One faction of the group merged with Mokhtar Belmokhtar's Al-Mulathameen into a new group called Al-Mourabitoun in 2013.