Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group operating in Mali, implicated in coordinated attacks on villages and military positions across central and northern regions.
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… Since September, jihadists from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, an Al-Qaeda affiliate known by its Arab acronym JNIM, have been attacking fuel tanker convoys, bringing the capital Bamako to a standstill at the height of the crisis in October. …
Gunfire in Mali as army battles 'terrorist groups'At least 100 soldiers were killed in a jihadist attack on the Dioura military base in Mali on September 10, one of the deadliest assaults on the Malian army since the conflict began nearly 15 years ago. Multiple sources report over 80 soldiers were taken prisoner, the camp was abandoned, and its weaponry removed.
19 September 2026 · The Standard →
At least 100 soldiers were killed in a jihadist attack on the Dioura military base in Mali on September 10, one of the deadliest assaults on the Malian army since the conflict began nearly 15 years ago. Multiple sources report over 80 soldiers were taken prisoner, the camp was abandoned, and its weaponry removed.
19 September 2026 · The Standard →
A Timbuktu Institute study found that generative AI is increasingly being used to "amplify and accelerate" existing faultlines in Mali's security crisis, with conflict factions mastering the technology to varying degrees and the country serving as an "open-air laboratory" for AI's use in warfare.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigerian security forces rescued more than 300 kidnapping victims, including 163 from the village of Woro in Kwara state and 145 from Niger State, according to a presidential announcement. Kidnapping by criminal groups, jihadists and gangs has become a major crisis in Nigeria, particularly in areas with limited state presence in the north and centre.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jihadists and separatist Tuareg rebels launched coordinated attacks across Mali on Saturday, striking multiple northern and central towns and a prison near the capital. The attacks came two months after a similar operation in which the country's defence minister was killed.
4 July 2026 · The Standard →
Nigeria's defence minister said the country is expanding military cooperation with Benin and Niger to counter jihadist groups from the Sahel region encroaching on Nigeria's northwest, including groups like JNIM attempting to infiltrate through Benin into Nigeria.
3 July 2026 · The Standard →
Suspected jihadists killed at least 25 people in coordinated attacks on five villages in central Mali's Bandiagara region Thursday, with many wounded, villages torched, and cattle stolen. The targeted villages had refused to sign local agreements with the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM).
22 May 2026 · The Standard →
Two strikes claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) killed more than 30 people in villages in central Mali on Wednesday, according to security and administrative sources. The assaults were reportedly in retaliation for acts by the Dan Nan Ambassagou militia, a self-defence group that authorities have accused of a massacre.
8 May 2026 · The Standard →
Mali's army and Russian mercenary allies surrendered the Tessalit military base, a strategic northern stronghold, to Tuareg separatists and jihadist rebels on Friday. The assault is part of a coordinated campaign by the FLA separatist group and the jihadist JNIM to bring down the junta that has ruled Mali since 2020.
2 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mali's army and Russian mercenary allies surrendered the strategic Tessalit military base in the north to armed rebels on Friday. The Tuareg-dominated FLA and Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM groups continue a unified assault on the junta following large-scale attacks last weekend that killed Mali's defence minister and took the town of Kidal.
2 May 2026 · The Standard →
Jihadists allied with Tuareg separatists have seized the northern town of Kidal after coordinated attacks on strategic junta positions. Two days of fierce fighting have killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara and raised questions about the future of the military junta running Mali.
28 April 2026 · The Standard →
The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday battled "terrorist groups" it said had launched attacks across the country, with fighting reported in the capital Bamako and other key cities including Gao, Kidal and Sevare. Mali has faced more than a decade of jihadist conflict and security turmoil linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates.
25 April 2026 · The Standard →