JNIM Claims Seizure of 3 Mali Military Bases in New Wave of Sahel Attacks
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jul 5
JNIM Claims Seizure of 3 Mali Military Bases in New Wave of Sahel Attacks
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jul 5
Summary
JNIM said Saturday it had overrun at least three military positions in Mali after a series of attacks on army sites, though Reuters could not independently verify the claim.
The statement followed coordinated assaults reported a day earlier across northern and central Mali, where jihadists and Tuareg separatist allies struck towns including Gao and Sevare and the FLA claimed control of Anefis.
JNIM has widened its operations across the Sahel, also claiming an earlier July attack on Niger's airport and military airbase in Niamey that the government said killed 11 security personnel.
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso remain under pressure from jihadist violence and from rivalry between JNIM and Islamic State Sahel Province, whose clashes since 2019 have caused more than 2,100 deaths.