Terrorists vs terrorists in Nigeria: Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) vs the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)

What’s new? Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) has gained ground in the intra-jihadist fighting in north-eastern Nigeria, halting the previous momentum of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). In the course of 2023, JAS took most of the islands in Lake Chad, which ISWAP had controlled.

Why did it happen? Conflict between these Bok…