JNIM (Support Group for Islam and Muslims)

Dec- 2023 -

14 December

Malian soldiers attending a training session

Dozens Killed in Jihadist Attack in Central Mali: Local Sources

An attack in central Mali this week, blamed on jihadists, left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead, local sources said.

Oct- 2023 -

2 October

Africa

Malian army on patrol in the central Malian village of Djenne on February 28 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Army Says New Fighting With Separatist Rebels in North

The Malian army said new fighting had broken out in the north between the military and armed rebel groups, the latest in a series of attacks on the army in the troubled West African country.

Aug- 2023 -

15 August

Africa

Senegalese soldiers from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, on July 24, 2019.

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Feb- 2023 -

1 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Feb- 2020 -

21 February

Africa

Armed Reaper drones support Operation Barkhane

Fergus Kelly

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

12 February

Africa

Fergus Kelly

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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

8 February

Africa

Fergus Kelly

3

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

Jan- 2020 -

27 January

Africa