DAKAR – A terrorist organization with ties to Al Qaeda has announced it partnered with a Tuareg rebel faction to execute synchronized strikes throughout Mali this past Saturday, according to intelligence monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group.
The group known as JNIM, which operates as an Al Qaeda affiliate, stated it collaborated with the FLA, a rebel organization primarily composed of Tuareg fighters, in conducting the coordinated offensive operations across the West African nation.
SITE Intelligence Group reported on the joint claim of responsibility, citing an official statement released by JNIM regarding the attacks.
