Search results for Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (Jnim)

JNIM and allied rebels surge across Mali, take several cities, pressure capital

Al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and its allies in the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) conducted a massive, widespread offensive in Mali, from Bamako to Kidal...

Armed group announces siege on Mali capital

JNIM has announced the beginning of a “total siege” on Mali’s capital Bamako.

Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali

Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako and four other citiesIslamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali...

Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali

The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yea...

JNIM and Tuareg fighters join forces

AJ's Defence Editor breaks down the latest threat to Mali’s government and the rapid retreat of Russian forces there

Mali Terror Attack: Defense Minister Killed by Al Qaeda-Linked JNIM

The death of the defense minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, a central figure in the country’s military government, comes amid escalating violence in the region.

Shabaab spokesman congratulates JNIM, denounces Western powers in Eid message

During his message for Eid al Adha, Ali Mohamad Rage, Shabaab’s top spokesman, congratulated the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), Al Qaeda’s branch in West Africa, fo...

Mali Under Siege: Al-Qaeda and Separatists Launch Largest Coordinated Attack in the Country’s History

The growing terrorist coalition in Mali, comprising FLA-JNIM, does not yet match ISIS at its 2014 peak; however, JNIM is strangling the Malian state from within, blockading fuel su...

From rock music to terrorism: Who is Iyad Ag Ghali, Malian leader of al-Qaeda?

ALBAWABA - The recent attacks in Mali have brought into sharp focus one of the most controversial figures in the region: Iyad Ag Ghali, leader of Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslim...

Junta leader Assimi Goita target of April attacks, Malian army says

As Mali says last month's attacks targeted junta leader Assimi Goita, ally Burkina Faso has banned French channel TV5 Monde over allegations of 'disinformation.'

Mali jihadists threaten to impose blockade on Bamako

Mali’s security crisis intensified this week as jihadist group JNIM announced a blockade on all roads leading into Bamako, even as junta leader Assimi Goïta appeared publicly for t...

Mali hit by wave of coordinated terrorist raids

Heavy fighting erupted in Mali after a wave of attacks by regional Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM and the Tuareg-dominated rebel group FLA Read Full Article at RT.com

Terrorists launch coordinated attacks on Mali capital, other locations

The military authority in Mali confirmed the attack in a statement, saying the terrorists “suffered immediate setback” and many of them were “neutralised.” The post Terrorists laun...

Islamic militants and separatists attack several locations in Mali's capital and other cities

Islamic militants and separatists said they attacked several locations in Mali's capital, Bamako, and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the West...

Alliance of Sahel States confirms joint airstrikes in Mali

The joint anti-jihadist force of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali carried out "intense air campaigns" in Malian territory following attacks by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists and Tuareg sepa...

Taking power in Mali might be a stretch but insurgents can force hand of weakened regime

Coordinated attack by JNIM and the Tuareg minority inflicted significant casualties on government forces and Russian auxiliariesWhen al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic militants launched...

Gunmen kill at least 29 in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa State

The ISIL affiliate in the region has claimed responsibility for the attack on Guyaku village, which lasted for hours.

Trump Says Islamic State Group Leader Was Killed In A Joint U.S.-Nigerian Mission

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu confirmed the operation and said Al-Mainuki was killed alongside “several of his lieutenants, during a strike on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin....

Abu-Bilal al-Minuki: ISIL’s shadow commander in West Africa 

The presidents of Nigeria and the United States have announced the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the seco...

US, Nigerian forces kill senior Islamic State leader

The US military, "in coordination with the Armed Forces of Nigeria," killed Abu Bilal al Minuki and several other senior Islamic State leaders in an operation in northeastern Niger...

Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister

Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebelsMali’s militant attacks expose limits of Putin’s power in AfricaMali has be...

Westafrika: Dschihadisten töten in Mali dutzende Menschen

Die Dschihadistenmiliz JNIM hat in Mali Behörden zufolge Ortschaften angegriffen. Erst vor wenigen Tagen hatten die Kämpfer zahlreiche Menschen getötet.

Militants claim attacks across Mali

Mozambique: Four Killed By Jihadists in Mocimboa DA Praia

[AIM] Maputo -- A group of Islamist terrorists on Thursday invaded Mitope village, Mocímboa da Praia district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, killing at least...