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title: Foreigner Kidnappings are Fueling the Sahel Crisis.
description: "Ransoms from Dubai, Moscow, and New Delhi have turned hostage-taking into a lucrative industry — one that bankrolled JNIM's assault on Bamako and now offers a template for insurgent groups elsewhere."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/foreigner-kidnappings-are-fueling-the-sahel-crisis.md
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datePublished: 2026-09-30T21:00:24.000Z
dateModified: 2026-09-30T21:00:24.000Z
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://fronts.co/authors/simon-whistler/
publisher: Fronts
type: NewsArticle
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Ransoms from Dubai, Moscow, and New Delhi have turned hostage-taking into a lucrative industry — one that bankrolled JNIM's assault on Bamako and now offers a template for insurgent groups elsewhere.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/foreigner-kidnappings-are-fueling-the-sahel-crisis/.
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