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| Mali: Following the attacks of April 25, a new coordinated offensive by the JNIM/FLA coalition appears imminent |
| 2026-06-16 |
Translated Text: Mali 🇲🇱 | Following the attacks of April 25, a new coordinated offensive by the JNIM / FLA coalition appears imminent ⚠ The two groups are ramping up mobilizing communications on their respective propaganda outlets, while communications from the FAMa 🇲🇱 / Africa Corps 🇷🇺 aim to reassure. Situation update on ongoing dynamics and the latest major developments ⬇️ 🔴 In the wake of the general mobilization call launched at the end of May, the FLA is intensifying its recruitment efforts. The rebel movement is calling on the populations of Azawad to rally to its forces in preparation for a campaign aimed at retaking the main cities of northern Mali still under Bamako's control. ⚠ The separatist group is also disseminating announcements of FAMa officers rallying to the FLA's side, unverified for the moment, even though these claims have not been denied by the Malian government. Oussama Ag Salli (📷 below right), a cadre of the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA) who until now had been allied with the FAMa, is said, for example, to have joined the FLA camp with his unit. 🔴 The JNIM is continuing its strategy of challenging the Malian government's sovereignty: in response to the bounty placed on several of its cadres in exchange for a financial reward, the terrorist group is retaliating by putting a price on the head of Assimi GOÏTA and two Malian general officers 🇲🇱. At the same time, on June 11, the JNIM released a video sequence illustrating preparations for imminent operations planned in the coming days. 🟢 On the Malian side, the FAMa achieved a notable success with the elimination on June 3 of JNIM's historic cadre Farouk (also known as Oumar Kéréna and Housseini Mawdo) by a drone strike in Mougnan, near Djenné (📷 of the eliminated terrorist below left). 🔸 The FAMa and their Africa Corps auxiliaries are accused of a new civilian massacre in the Tombouctou region, near Tonka: on June 11, between 10 and 15 villagers from the Echell locality were executed during the weekly market, which was then looted. This locality is enduring another tragic moment, just months after the execution of pro-FAMa influencer Mariam Cissé in November 2025 and of Quranic teacher Abdoul Salam Maïga on May 21 by JNIM terrorists. |
| Posted by:badanov |