Mali: JNIM Jihadists Claim Coordinated Attacks With Tuareg Rebels Against Junta

Mali : les jihadistes du JNIM, affilié à Al-Qaïda, revendiquent les attaques

Apr 26, 2026, 09:20 AM fr source ↗

Summary

JNIM, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group active in the Sahel, claimed a series of coordinated attacks alongside the Tuareg rebellion against strategic positions of Mali's military junta. The joint offensive marks a new level of operational coordination between jihadist and separatist forces.

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Les jihadistes du Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans (JNIM), affilié à Al-Qaïda, ont revendiqué samedi une série d'attaques coordonnées avec la rébellion touareg contre des positions stratégiques de la junte au pouvoir au Mali, en périphérie de Bamako et dans plusieurs villes importantes du pays sahélien.

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