Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Mali: Islamic jihadis set up checkpoints around nation’s capital, seize northern town

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It looks as if here yet again, as we have seen in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Somalia and elsewhere, that the jihad forces are better equipped, better trained, and better funded than the national military forces. If an Islamic state is established in Mali, it could […]

UN chief condemns Mali attacks, calls for ‘coordinated international’ response

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Mali is on the brink of collapse, as it faces an existential threat. Yesterday Jihad Watch reported on the rare coordinated attack on Mali by al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) and Northern rebels. The attack was a major blow to Russia, as its Wagner Group mercenaries […]

Mali: Defense minister killed in united al-Qaeda and ISIS jihad attack, country on verge of collapse

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Mali was on the brink of collapse last year as al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) unleashed attacks on the country. Then came a report that Jihad Watch covered yesterday about renewed attacks that injured 16 people, as efforts to create an Islamic state in Mali escalated. The new siege rapidly spiraled into much […]

Mali: Islamic jihadis launch coordinated jihad attacks in Bamako, wounding 16 people

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There have been efforts to create an Islamic State in Mali for years. The local government forces prevailed against the jihadis previously with French help, but the French have given up now, and the field is open. “Islamic militants and separatists attack several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities,” by Mark Banchereau, Associated Press, […]

Al-Qaeda-linked jihad group cripples Mali with a barrage of attacks on oil tankers

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All across Africa, jihadists are expanding their domains by the sword. They’re focused on the Sahel region, North Africa in general, the Horn of Africa, and Central Africa. Most attacks are from the Islamic State- and al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM). According to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), the “Sahel region of Africa […]

Mali: Thousands of demonstrators protest against video containing criticism of Islam, Qur’an, and Muhammad

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When did you ever see a protest of this size by Muslims against the Muslims who supposedly twisted and hijacked their religion and used it to justify terrorist acts? Right, never. “Protests held in Mali over Islamophobic video,” Al Mayadeen, November 5, 2022: Demonstrators gathered in the capital city Bamako to protest against a video […]

Mali: Islamic charity channels $3 million a year of Gulf oil money for mosques and Qur’an schools teaching Wahhabism

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Ibrahim Kontao “studied theology in Saudi Arabia, heads Mali’s wealthiest Islamic charity, known as Al-Farouk, which channels $3 million a year from donors in Gulf Arab states and Turkey.” This money goes to open health clinics in remote areas, but also for mosques and Qur’anic schools. Kontao busily signs checks “as men and women line […]

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