The Washington Post had an interesting account of the war in Mali a few days ago. According to the newspaper’s report, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is directing the jihadist coalition. There ...

A suicide bombing claimed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the northern Malian city of Gao has left at least 50 people dead and nearly 100 others wounded. The bombing is one of the ...

Ansar al-Din maintained a powerful position in collaboration with AQIM during the rapid push to take control of northern Mali. The group largely governed Kidal and was very present in Timbuktu ...

The group said it targeted Ivory Coast for having handed over AQIM operatives to Mali.

In the case of Mali, violent extremists helped precipitate state collapse. In the last three years, both Boko Haram and AQIM have come under increasing pressure, a result of regional and international ...

A month after I left Timbuktu, Mali officials, under pressure from the French government, freed four AQIM suspects in exchange for the Frenchman. The Italian couple was released, as were the ...

The MNLA occupied part of northern Mali and declared a ‘capital’ of its new state ... However, the MNLA has been consistently weakened by internal strife as well as attacks by AQIM and other armed ...