U.S. Weighs Strikes in Mali
Weighs Strikes in MaliThe EditorsJul 23, 2026July 23, 2026Malian forces patrol the streets of Timbuktu, Sept. The landlocked West African nation has been mired in instability for more than a decade. A constellation of extremist militants operates in the country, and JNIM recently began coordinating its attacks with Tuareg separatists based in the north.
- ▪Weighs Strikes in MaliThe EditorsJul 23, 2026July 23, 2026Malian forces patrol the streets of Timbuktu, Sept.
- ▪The landlocked West African nation has been mired in instability for more than a decade.
- ▪A constellation of extremist militants operates in the country, and JNIM recently began coordinating its attacks with Tuareg separatists based in the north.
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On Our Radar U.S. Weighs Strikes in MaliThe EditorsJul 23, 2026July 23, 2026Malian forces patrol the streets of Timbuktu, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP photo by Moulaye Sayah) Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window) The Trump administration is considering military action against the al-Qaida-affiliated militant group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in Mali, according to a Washington Post report citing current and former U.S. officials. The landlocked West African nation has been mired in instability for more than a decade.
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