Terrorism & Extremism

Jihadology Podcast: The Malian Jihadi Landscape

Aaron Y. Zelin
Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 8:54 AM

Andrew Lebovich comes on the show to discuss the various jihadi groups that have been active in Mali over the past few years. Some of the topics covered include:

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Andrew Lebovich comes on the show to discuss the various jihadi groups that have been active in Mali over the past few years. Some of the topics covered include:


  • The political process in Mali after the French intervention
  • Why there has been a rise in violence recently
  • Why IS has not been able to penetrate Mali like many of the other jihadi zones
  • Where things might be going from here


Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a visiting research scholar in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University, and the founder of Jihadology. He is also the author of the book “Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad” (Columbia University Press, 2020) and the recent booklet “The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.”

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