Mali – Sahel: July 2017 violent incidents related to JNIM [AQIM, Ansar al-Din, Al-Murabitoun, and MLF coalition], and other security incidents

by | Sep 7, 2017 | AQIM, Burkina Faso, Gao, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), JNIM, Mali, MINUSMA, Niger, Sahel

July 2017 by the numbers: JNIM claimed 7 attacks against French, MINUSMA, and Malian forces in July 2017. Casualties summary in July 2017: At least 1 MINUSMA peacekeepers (or contractor) killed and 6 injured; 7 French soldiers injured; 11 Malian soldiers killed and 4...

Mali – Sahel: June 2017 Violent Incidents Related to Al-Qaeda Affiliate JNIM, Ansaroul Islam, and Other Security Incidents

by | Aug 2, 2017 | Ansar al-Din, AQIM, Burkina Faso, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), JNIM, Kidal, Mali, MINUSMA, Niger, Sahel

FULL PDF REPORT – JUNE 2017 MALI AND SAHEL SECURITY INCIDENTS    JNIM claimed 8 attacks against French, MINUSMA, and Malian forces in June 2017. In June 4 MINUSMA peacekeepers killed and 9 injured, 4 French soldiers injured, 7 Malian soldiers killed and 12...

Mali – Sahel: May 2017 Violent Incidents Related to JNIM [AQIM, Ansar al-Din], and Other Security Incidents

by | Jun 15, 2017 | Ansar al-Din, AQIM, Burkina Faso, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), JNIM, Kidal, Mali, MINUSMA, Niger, Sahel, Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) in Mali

Sahel MeMo recorded at least 14 violent incidents with violent extremist organizations (VEOs) involvement. However only 7 officially claimed by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) through its media arm az-Zallaqa. Sahel MeMo recorded at least 23 casualties...

Mali – Sahel: April 2017 Violent Incidents Related to AQIM, Ansar al-Din, JNIM, and Other Security Incidents

by | May 3, 2017 | Ansar al-Din, AQIM, Burkina Faso, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), JNIM, Kidal, Mali, MINUSMA, Niger, Sahel

May 3rd, 2017 By Rida Lyammouri Mali – Sahel: April 2017 Monthly Tracker – PDF FULL REPORT At the closure of conférence d’entente nationale people suggested negotiating with Ag Ghali and Mohamed Koufa. Both remain influential in northern and central Mali...

Mali – Sahel: March 2017 Violent Incidents Related to AQIM, Ansar al-Din, JNIM, and Other Security Incidents

by | Apr 24, 2017 | Ansar al-Din, AQIM, Burkina Faso, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), Kidal, Mali, MINUSMA, Sahel, Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) in Mali

By Rida Lyammouri, April 24th, 2017 March 2017 Monthly Tracker – Mali Security situation in Mali and Sahel in general was overshadowed by the creation of new jihadist coalition on 02 March 2017. The new group is called “Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen,...

Mali: February 2017 Violence Related to AQIM, Ansar al-Din, MUJWA, and Other Security Incidents

by | Mar 13, 2017 | Ansar al-Din, AQIM, Burkina Faso, Gao, Kidal, Mali, MINUSMA, Niger, Sahel, The Macina Liberation Front (MLF), Timbuktu, Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) in Mali

By Rida Lyammouri, March 12th, 2017 Analysis and Comments Sahel MeMo recorded in February 2017 at least 20 incidents related [or at least suspected to be] to violent extremist organizations operating in Mali. This includes failed attempts by VEOs, such as when...