JNIM (Support Group for Islam and Muslims)

Oct- 2019 -

3 October

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France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition

France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks

Sep- 2019 -

18 September

Joanne Stocker

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US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip

US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents

13 September

Fergus Kelly

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Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali

Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad

9 September

Staff Writer

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Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso

Jul- 2019 -

16 July

Joanne Stocker

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Mali: JNIM commander Bah Ag Moussa added to US designated terrorist list

The US added JNIM commander Bah Ag Moussa to the specially designated terrorist list, as part of wider efforts to target the Mali militant group

Apr- 2019 -

20 April

Fergus Kelly

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UN peacekeeper killed in IED attack on convoy in central Mali

A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy between Douentza and Boni in the Mopti region

Mar- 2019 -

18 March