JNIM

“On 25 April, residents in cities and towns across Mali woke to gunfire and explosion, as an alliance of two groups – the separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM – launched coordinated attacks.”

“attacks which an alliance of two groups – the separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM group – said they were behind.”

“Reports suggest the assault by the separatists – who seek a breakaway ethnic Tuareg state in the north – was primarily focused on northern cities, while the jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) had staged simultaneous attacks on multiple locations across the country.”

“Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group JNIM killed 54 soldiers in April last year, with a similar attack killing 15 more last month.”

“Reports say at least 20 people were killed on Saturday in the northern town of Titao, Burkina Faso, in attacks claimed by JNIM – an Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda.”

“The powerful Al-Qaeda affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) claimed responsibility for its first attack in Nigeria, in Kwara state.”

“JNIM alone boasts around 6 000 fighters pushing into coastal West Africa.”

“In the first half of 2025, jihadist group JNIM said it had carried out over 280 attacks in Burkina Faso – double the number for the same period in 2024, according to data verified by the BBC”