As Islamist militants spread south, group leaders have made clear their fight is with Mali’s government — and the Wagner ...

On Sept. 17, militants of the al-Qaida-linked JNIM insurgency in Mali launched simultaneous attacks targeting a gendarmerie school in Bamako, the capital, and a military camp at the international ...

In June 2024, fighters from the Katiba Serma sub-group of Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) redoubled their efforts to cut off the town of Boni, in the Mopti region of central Mali.

Before Tuesday, the city had largely avoided the Islamist insurgency that has wracked Mali for more than a decade. JNIM is considered to be one of the most active militant groups in the wider ...

told The Associated Press that Mali’s government perceives Fulanis as generally working with jihadis and believes that the JNIM has infiltrated the capital with their help. Lyammouri said that ...

Mali's army also confirmed the militants targeted the airport, in the statement. The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on its website Azallaq. Videos posted by ...

Mali, along with its neighbors Burkina Faso and ... Tuesday’s attack is significant because it showed that JNIM has the ability to stage a large-scale attack, Wassim Nasr, a journalist and ...

Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, JNIM in Arabic Sources: Acled as of September 13, 2024 (latest available data), local officials for the September 17 attack Attack on a military airport ...

It followed a catastrophic assault by Tuareg rebels, who have long been pushing for their own state in northern Mali, and ...

BAMAKO, Mali — (AP) — Mali troops subdued the Islamic militants who attacked a military training camp and the airport in Mali’s capital Tuesday after gunbattles that killed some soldiers ...