JNIM (Support Group for Islam and Muslims)
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Aug- 2023 -15 AugustAfrica
Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Mali Attack on UN Troops
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack that wounded members of the UN's peacekeeping force in Mali.
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Feb- 2023 -1 FebruaryAfrica
Mali Jihadist Leader in Secret Talks With Northern Groups
An Al-Qaeda leader in the Sahel has been in talks with armed groups in northern Mali which, like him, are fighting Islamic State militants.
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Feb- 2020 -21 FebruaryAfrica
French actions ‘neutralize 50 terrorists’ near Mopti in central Mali
The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters near Mopti in central Mali, 'neutralizing' around 50 militants
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12 FebruaryAfrica
AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says
United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread
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8 FebruaryAfrica
French operations in Mali put 30 militants ‘out of action,’ as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition coordination
French military operations against Islamic State and al-Qaeda groups in Mali put 30 militants "out of action" as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition mechanisms
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryAfrica
At least 20 Mali soldiers killed in JNIM attack on Sokolo camp
At least 20 members of the Malian Armed Forces were killed in a major JNIM assault against a military camp in Sokolo, near the border with Mauritania
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24 JanuaryAfrica
Barkhane operations kill more than 30 ‘terrorists’ in Mali
More than 30 "terrorists" were killed during a series of one-off operations conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane force in Mali
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22 JanuaryAfrica
Sahel: France to further strengthen Barkhane, Takuba ‘fully operational by autumn’
France will further bolster its Operation Barkhane force in the Sahel, and the new Task Force Takuba will deploy in the summer, Lecointre says
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14 JanuaryAfrica
Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State
France and the G5 Sahel will form a military coalition under joint command and focus counter-insurgency efforts against ISIS
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Nov- 2019 -15 NovemberAfrica
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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