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Recent News
Summary of 2015 AQIM and VEOs Related Attacks on MINUSMA in Kidal, Northern Mali
By Rida Lyammouri In 2015, The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was targeted at least 8 times by violent extremist groups (VEOs) in Kidal, Mali alone. Groups operating in the area include al-Qaeda in the Islamic...
AQIM Never Really Abandoned Timbuktu, Mali
By Rida Lyammouri February 6th, 2016 Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is making noise again in northern Mali, thanks to its Grand Sahara branch, based in Timbuktu region. AQIM been in the news for the past couple months more than it has been for the past two...
January 2016 AQIM and Security Related Incidents in Mali
By Rida Lyammouri 07 January 2016: Gunmen abducted a Swiss woman identified as Beatrice Stockly in Timbuktu. Al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility in a video the group released on January 26th, 2016. 09 January 2016: AQIM released a video of...
Key Events That Led to Tensions Between Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi Before Splitting
By Rida Lyammouri December 7th, 2015 Northern Mali saw the creation of al-Murabitun in August 2013. The group was a result of an allegiance between the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJWA) and the al-Mulathamun brigade, both of which were Al-Qaeda in...
AQIM MAKING NOISE AGAIN IN TIMBUKTU REGION – NORTHERN MALI
By Rida Lyammouri December 3rd, 2015 On 01 December 2015, Al Akhbar published a video of an al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) leader speaking to a local crowd in northern Mali. The quality of the video is very poor and the event reportedly took place in...
Just Another Day of Work for NGO Workers in Northern Mali
By Rida Lyammouri, 11 November 2015 Note: The name of the NGO and the identities of its workers were not stated citing security and confidentiality reasons. On 03 November 2015 a group of five workers for a non-governmental organization (NGO) were kidnapped and...
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