March 21, 2020
International hostages held captive in western Sahel
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Exclusive: End of the run for Tunisian Ansar al-Sharia founder Abu Iyadh al-Tunisi
Seifallah Ben Hassine, commonly known as Abu Iyadh al-Tunisi—one of North Africa's most influential jihadi ideologues—is confirmed to have been killed on February 21, 2019, in northern Mali. A senior Tunisian Al-Qaida member, Afghanistan veteran, and founder of the Islamist organization Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia (AST)...
August 17, 2018
in Tunisia
Tunisia: Joint operation between Tunisian and U.S. forces targeted AQIM militants in Kasserine – “Battle of Mount Semmama”
In an article by Task and Purpose, previously undisclosed information revealed that two U.S. members of the Marine Special Operations Command (MSOC), also referred to as Marine Raiders had received decorations (Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat "V") following a battle with militants of Al-Qaeda...
Libya: Tunisian AQIM commander killed in Ubari airstrike
In the evening of July 25, an unknown aircraft conducted an airstrike that struck a vehicle in front of a house in the Al-Sharib district of Ubari. An area mainly inhabited by Libyan and Malian Tuareg. The airstrike briefly interrupted electricity and telecommunications. The air...
Mali: “The old man of the mountain”
Timely, two days ahead of Mali's presidential elections, the emir of Jama'ah Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), Iyad Ag Ghaly made his first appearance since the announcement of the merger in March last year, which gathered several militant factions into a Sahelian jihadi conglomerate. A beard...
Mali: Malian soldiers held in captivity by JNIM appeal for their release
In a previously unpublished "proof of life" video named "Appeal of the detainees", dated October 1, 2017 by Al-Zallaqa, the media wing of Jama'ah Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) - Malian soldiers held in captivity by the group, appeal to the Malian people, the Malian government...
Jihadist Groups In The Sahel Region Formalize Merger
Leading figures gathered for the announcement of the merger into Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wal-Muslimin (screen capture from the video released by al-Zaleqa Foundation for Media Productions) By Héni Nsaibia In the midst of a faltering peace process in Mali that are characterized by quarrels and cleavages...
April 16, 2017
in Burkina-Faso, Mali
Burkina Faso: Ansaroul Islam pledging allegiance to the Islamic State? Maybe or maybe not..
On Thursday April 13, 2017, a pro-AQIM account on telegram and a pro-ISIS account on twitter respectively reported that a Burkinabe jihadist group possibly would pledge allegiance (bay'ah) to the Islamic State, the group was not mentioned by name, although it is believed that the...
January 12, 2017
in Ivory Coast, Mali
Mali: Presumed AQIM commander of Grand-Bassam attack arrested near Gossi
"Mastermind" of Grand-Bassam shootings On January 11, RFI reported that one of the commanders who directed the Grand-Bassam attack in Ivory Coast on March 13, 2016, had been arrested near Gossi, in the region of Gao between January 9 and 10 by French Barkhane forces. In...
January 3, 2017
in Burkina-Faso
Burkina Faso: The jihadist threat continuously rising in the far north – A new Ansar Dine branch in gestation, Ansaroul Islam?
From targeted killings to complex attack - The Irchad network Recent months have seen a significant increase in incidents of suspected jihadist activity in the Soum Province of Burkina Faso's far north. Spillover from the Mali conflict in the border areas is nothing new, but the...
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