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Islamic State claims to have killed 400 JNIM fighters, including emirs

2026-10-13

🚨 URGENT | EI-S VS JNIM

L’État islamique affirme avoir tué 400 combattants du JNIM, dont des émirs, et revendique la destruction de 300 motos ainsi que la saisie d’un véhicule, de plus de 460 mitrailleuses, de 13 lance-roquettes et de 104 autres motos.

L’organisation affirme que la majorité des combattants ont été tués lors des poursuites, après une bataille près de Ganadawari, dans la province de l’Oudalan.

Pourtant, la propagande de Daech ressemble à celle de l’AES : des chiffres extravagants.

Lors de la bataille entre les deux groupes près à la frontière avec le Burkina Faso, plus de 500 combattants de L'EI-S ont été tués, dont cinq émirs, parmi lesquels Anas, Barjou et Ikrima.

Le JNIM a mobilisé des dizaines de milliers de combattants et ne peut pas être vaincu dans cette bataille, malgré le soutien manifeste du Mali à L'EI-S : des frappes visant les positions du JNIM, sans frappes comparables contre celles de L'EI-S.

À suivre...
— Sahel Alerte (@SahelAlerte) October 12, 2026

Translated Text:

🚨 URGENT | EI-S VS JNIM

The Islamic State claims to have killed 400 JNIM fighters, including emirs, and claims responsibility for the destruction of 300 motorcycles as well as the seizure of a vehicle, more than 460 machine guns, 13 rocket launchers, and 104 other motorcycles.

Surely those numbers are a bit high — more like “1, 2, many” in meaning.

The organization states that the majority of the fighters were killed during pursuits, following a battle near Ganadawari, in Oudalan province.

Yet, Daesh's propaganda resembles that of the AES: extravagant figures.

During the battle between the two groups near the border with Burkina Faso, more than 500 EI-S fighters were killed, including five emirs, among them Anas, Barjou, and Ikrima.

JNIM mobilized tens of thousands of fighters and cannot be defeated in this battle, despite Mali's overt support for EI-S: strikes targeting JNIM positions, with no comparable strikes against those of EI-S.

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Gigantic battle continues that is taking place on the border between Burkina Faso and Mali
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#Mali #BurkinaFaso #Jnim #Issp continua la gigantesca battaglia che si sta svolgendo a confine tra Burkina Faso e Mali, in un fronte che è poco meno di 200km, da Tillaberi in Mali, fino alla regione di Oudalan (in particolare la riserva naturale a Nord di Aranda).

ISSP è la prima ad aver rotto silenzio, rivendicato più di 400 membri JNIM uccisi e la conquista di 200km di territorio. Jnim non si è ancora pronunciato.

Battaglia è sicuramente la più grande della storia tra 2 formazioni d'ispirazione Jihadista, come Jnim (affiliata a Qaeda) e ISSP (branca sahariana dello stato islamico).

Avviene in un territorio spesso misto, a cavallo dei 3 confini (Mali, Burkina, Niger), ormai totalmente fuori dal controllo dei rispettivi stati. Un area enorme con poche risorse naturali che i vari gruppi cercano di accaparrarsi.

Scontri in questa zona di frizione tra i 2 movimenti ci sono sempre stati, ma qui è la scala degli scontri a colpire che è data anche dai numeri (sicuramene gonfiati) rilasciati da ISSP e dai primi importanti capi locali del movimento "martirizzati" nello scontro.

Che la battaglia fosse nell'aria si è capito anche dalla mancata reazione di Jnim alla cattura governativa di Kidal. Probabile che già il movimento si stesse preparando per l'offensiva ISSP su questo territorio.

Entrambi i movimenti hanno mantenuto Opsec fino ad oggi, ed è probabile che nelle prossime ore ci sarà una dichiarazione anche di Jnim (che darà una sua versione degli scontri)
— Majakovsk (@Majakovsk73) October 12, 2026

Translated Text:

Mali BurkinaFaso Jnim Issp the gigantic battle continues that is taking place on the border between Burkina Faso and Mali, on a front that is just under 200km, from Tillaberi in Mali to the Oudalan region (particularly the natural reserve north of Aranda).

ISSP is the first to have broken the silence, claiming more than 400 JNIM members killed and the conquest of 200km of territory. Jnim has not yet commented.

The battle is undoubtedly the largest in history between 2 jihadist-inspired formations, such as Jnim (affiliated with Qaeda) and ISSP (Saharan branch of the Islamic State).

It is occurring in a territory often mixed, straddling the 3 borders (Mali, Burkina, Niger), now completely out of the control of the respective states. A huge area with few natural resources that the various groups seek to seize.

Clashes in this friction zone between the 2 movements have always existed, but here it is the scale of the clashes that stands out, also given by the numbers (certainly inflated) released by ISSP and the first important local leaders of the movement "martyred" in the clash.

That the battle was in the air was also understood from Jnim's lack of reaction to the governmental capture of Kidal. Likely that the movement was already preparing for the ISSP offensive on this territory.

Both movements have maintained Opsec until today, and it is likely that in the next few hours there will also be a statement from Jnim (which will give its own version of the clashes)

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