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West Africa al Qaeda affiliate claims attacks on army positions in Mali

By Thomson Reuters Jul 4, 2026 | 5:28 PM

DAKAR, July 4 (Reuters) – West Africa’s ​al ‌Qaeda affiliate, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam ‌wal ​Muslimin (JNIM), ⁠on Saturday ⁠claimed responsibility for a series of ​attacks on ⁠military ⁠positions in ​Mali and ​said it had ‌seized control of at ⁠least three of them.

Reuters could ⁠not ‌independently ⁠verify ​the ‌claim, which ​was distributed ⁠via JNIM’s official communication channels.

(Reporting by Robbie ​Corey-Boulet)