Who is Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin? Why did the group take Indian citizens hostage? Here's all you need to know.

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out attacks.

As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out attacks.

Three Indian nationals working at a cement factory in western Mali were abducted by terrorists linked to the Al Qaeda-affiliated group Jama'at Nusrat Al Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), officials ...

Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was jailed for killing a Yemeni national, will be executed on July 16, according to a report, citing a social activist ...

"Mali dey export plenty cattle so e easy for dem to thief animals and sell." GI-TOC research show say for just one year and one district, JNIM make about FCFA 440 million ($768,000 USD).

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger -- the latter two also now under military leadership -- formed their own Sahel alliance a year ago and all pledged to leave regional bloc, ECOWAS.

In September 2024, JNIM succeeded in attacking Bamako and occupied the airport for several hours. In July 2024, heavy fighting took place in the town of Tinzaouatène near the Algerian border.

Attacks against military facilities have intensified in Mali in recent weeks. The al-Qaeda linked jihadist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on ...

JNIM, the Al-Qaeda-linked group suspected in the July 1 kidnapping of three Indians in Mali, has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks across Kayes, Diboli and Sandere that same day. With an ...

JNIM has become the most influential jihadist group and, according to the United Nations, the most significant threat in the Sahel, using weapons and politics to weaken states and position itself as a ...